Mums on a budget
As the Chancellor prepares to tot up the nation's pounds in his Autumn statement, parents on a low income explain how they're counting pennies to sustain their families.
The Chancellor's Autumn Statement is a key moment in the financial year, when the government sets out its plans for tax and spending in the months and years ahead.
There’s a lot at stake, and many decisions will have a particularly sharp impact for those who live in low-income households, estimated to be 13% of the population.
A long-term academic research project called Changing Realities has been documenting the lives of parents who struggle to support their families and who consider the welfare payments they receive to be a lifeline.
In this episode of our 5 Minutes On podcast, three parents involved in the project have been telling the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's Cost of Living Correspondent Colletta Smith what they think Jeremy Hunt's priorities for the Autumn Statement should be.
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