26-01-2022 20:23 via theguardian.com

Cost-of-living crisis: Jack Monroe hails ONS update of inflation calculations

Move by government statisticians follows analysis by UK poverty activist of impact on poorest familiesCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageConcern that rising inflation is having a disproportionate impact on people in poorer households in the UK has prompted government number-crunchers to provide a more detailed breakdown of the cost of living.The Office for National Statistics said it accepted that every person had their own inflation rate and it would do more to ca
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