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PLYMOUTH City Council is to set up a special working party to look into the effects of the cost of living crisis in the city. Cabinet members are expected to rubber-stamp the creation of the group when they meet next Monday.
A report to the committee says: “The impact of covid-19 and the economic downturn, on top of more than a decade of austerity alongside historically high levels of deprivation, have led to a cost of living crisis in Plymouth.
“As the cost of living increases, disposable income reduces and more households start to face serious choices around heating, eating and debt.
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