Cost of living and poverty
Sacrifices parents have made for financial reasons
Have you done any of the following for financial reasons over the last 12 months ?
Rationed the heating Skipped meals
35 % 47 % 17 % 40 %
All parents |
FSM |
All parents |
FSM |
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
14 % 11 %
All parents
|
FSM |
19 % 23 %
All parents
|
FSM |
Used a food bank |
|
|
|
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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