Wednesday, 18 September 2013

You can starve on benefits

http://www.theguardian.com/society/2013/sep/18/jack-monroe-starve-benefits-england

I fear there is too much emphasis on how to eat cheaply. Yes it is possible, yes I have done it, but there is a limit to how much an ordinary person can cut back on food.  Even a saving of £10 a week can be blown alway by misfotune.  I am not saying it isn't a help, of course it is, but you don't get  a fortune from eating more cheaply.

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