Mancunians discuss rising bills and cost of living crisis

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We speak to people on the streets of Manchester and discuss how the cost of living crisis is affecting them, as bills are set to rise again this April.

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00:00 I was definitely struggling. I was living in Blackburn and I was working in Blackburn

00:05 and my landlord put my rent up by £100 a month. You know, the area was absolutely

00:11 brilliant where I was living but I just can't see how he could justify an extra £100 a month.

00:19 So really I've seen myself as being financially evicted.

00:23 For me, luckily they haven't increased, for example, my rent but obviously to get in by

00:30 it's a bit hard as well because everything, even from grocery and with the bills as well,

00:39 they keep increasing. Electricity and water bills skyrocketed. So I live with my girlfriend so for

00:48 me it's impossible if I was living by myself. I'm not personally, no, I'm not personally,

00:54 I'm quite alright. I know the people that are but I think a lot of it to do is as well the lifestyle.

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