How kids are dealing with rising costs
A 麻豆社 Newsround survey finds children as young as seven are worried about affording food and energy. They say they're missing out on enjoyable things - and fear for the future.
A survey for 麻豆社 Newsround has found that children as young as seven are worried about affording things they need, like food and energy. The programme talked to more than 2,000 children between the ages of seven and 15. Nearly three-quarters had concerns about the cost of living. They said they were missing out on things they used to enjoy - and feared for the future.
For 5 Minutes On, Newsround presenter, Hayley Hassall, meets Joseph, Mackenzie and Amiyah, who are all 11. "It's hard, because you could have a whole cupboard of food and then the next week you could have nothing," says Mackenzie. For Amiyah, who cares for her autistic brother, the hardest thing is not being able to afford the activities they used to do together. She walks to school now instead of getting the bus and sometimes wears her gloves and coat inside to keep warm.
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