A record number of people were in need of crisis support during last year, as the cost of living crisis pushed more people than ever before to breaking point.
More than 150,000 needed help for the first time and reached out to charity Citizens Advice for support ranging from food banks referrals to emergency charitable grants.
Overall, the charity had more than 200,000 request help amid the cost of living crisis, Citizens Advice data shows. That is 48% higher than 2021.
“The cost of living crisis has put unprecedented pressure on people’s finances and pushed many to breaking point,” Morgan Wild, head of policy at Citizens Advice, said.
“Over the last 12 months we have seen hundreds of thousands of people coming to us for crisis support, many for the very first time,” he added.
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