Cost of living: Poorest hit hardest by inflation

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Sky News published this video item, entitled “Cost of living: Poorest hit hardest by inflation” – below is their description.

Energy is still the biggest annual driver of inflation and is only going to get worse when the price cap is lifted in the autumn.

Data analysis by Sky News has shown that the poorest 20% of the country is being hardest hit by energy inflation due to spending more on their bills.

The least hard hit is the wealthiest 20% and the gap is only going to widen.

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