Cost Of Living Crisis Poverty Data Somewhat Misleading Minister Says After Claim Rising Bills Could Put 400 000 Children Into Crisis Politics News
Speaking on Sky News Ridge on Sunday, the transport minister acknowledged that the rising cost of living was “very significant”, but questioned estimates of how many people could be plunged into serious trouble. “I do not want to get lost in numbers here, but poverty is divided into both absolute and relative (poverty) and sometimes the way it is presented can be a bit misleading to say,” he said. “I do not want to underestimate it in any way, to shape it or to shape it because you do not need to be an expert – you are just looking at the cost of living, as you said, rising inflation … it is very important....