Cost of living and poverty

Have you done any of the following for financial reasons over the last 12 months ?

Rationed the heating Skipped meals

Taken on an extra job / extra hours to help with costs of having children

Taken out a loan , or taken on debt ( such as a credit card ) to pay for school costs

6 % 22 %

All parents

FSM

Sample : 5,490 parents in England ( 3,012 ), Scotland ( 1,313 ), Wales ( 862 ) and Northern Ireland ( 303 ) who have at least one child aged 4-18 in school Base : All UK respondents , weighted , parents with a child eligible for free school meals ( 683 )

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