Rising costs forcing 3m UK households to skip meals, Which? report finds

Three million UK households are being forced to skip meals as consumers resort to drastic measures to deal with rising costs, according to a Which? report published on Thursday. The conflict in the Middle East and subsequent surge in oil and raw material prices has led to businesses preparing to raise prices , putting more pressure on household finances and hitting consumer confidence. The Which? consumer insight tracker for the month to 10 April shows a fall in consumer confidence to -62. …