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More than half of households have made at least one adjustment to cover the cost of everyday essentials in recent weeks according to Whic h? – the highest level seen this year so far.

Some 52% of those surveyed said they had made at least one adjustment to cover essential everyday spending such as utility bills, housing costs, groceries, school supplies and medicines in the month to mid-October.

Which? said the number of households estimated to have been affected, if the figures were projected across the UK, would be 14.8 million – the highest level seen since Decembe

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