While about 70,000 British children have been estimated to share their beds with relatives, a staggering 440,000 are believed to sleep on floors. Naturally, this hurts kids and negatively impacts their emotional well-being and capacity to pay attention in school.
Some parents have thus opted to sleep on sofas and chairs to make things as comfortable as possible for their kids.
While certain social services and grants can help qualifying British families, many still struggle to make ends meet every month.
What’s driving this?
The rise of inflation and standard living expenses are not mutually exclusive to the United Kingdom by any means. Even here in America, many families just cannot keep up with costs outpacing their wages.
To make matters even worse around the world, no signs indicate that inflation will decrease anytime soon. In fact, scarcity within various economic sectors only increases the likelihood of higher and higher prices.
In order for families to keep up, they will need to either increase their incomes or lower their expenses. Sometimes, the latter involves cutting corners where it’s least desirable.
