New analysis from Crawley Labour, based on research from the National Institute for Economic and Social Research (NIESR), reveals the staggering impact of the cost of living crisis on families in Crawley.
11,375 households – 1 in 4 – are expected to be unable to cover their planned energy and food bills from the post-tax income in the financial year 2023/24.
NIESR expect middle income households to be £4,000 worse off thanks to the ongoing cost of living crisis.
Labour is calling on the Government to bring in a proper windfall tax on energy giants to fund package of support for energy bills including new measure to pass on savings to households immediately, by stopping the energy price cap going up from April.
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