Like most parents, Lisa Day is really feeling the strain.
As a mum-of-three she is being hit hard by the soaring cost of living. The ability to pay the bills and make sure her 16, 13 and 11-year-old children are properly fed each day.
She said: "Yesterday I went shopping and I spent £60 pretty much just on packed lunch stuff to last the kids a week. Prices are crazy right now."