British families already feeling the pinch due to the cost of living crisis are facing soaring supermarket prices led by an increase in the cost of staple foods, new figures show.
With Britons already being stung in the pocket by high heating costs and fuel price increases, data shows how families are now eating into weekly budgets by having to shell out more for their weekly shops.
Cupboard staples such as milk, butter and spaghetti, have seen some of the largest price increases in the last 12 months.
The average cost of milk is now 18.7 per cent higher than it was last year, while spreadable butter is now 22.9 per cent more expensive than it was
