UK inflation has hit a new 40-year high of 9.4 per cent per cent as the cost-of-living crisis deepens for already struggling families.Fuel, energy and food have skyrocketed in price over the last few months.The average pay hikes in the UK are not keeping up with the cost of living as it races ahead, causing panic and uncertainty. Don't miss the latest headlines from around Renfrewshire.
Sign up to our newsletters here. As many across Paisley face the pinch of living on a wage that does not support the increase on the cost of living, we headed into Paisley to find out how people are coping.Reg Daniel, now retired, said: “We are all going through the same problem, we all have the same bills.
I am not worried about anything."I know that is how life is. It will get better eventually. It just takes time.“It is important to not overstep yourself, live within your means.
If you live within your means, you will be content.”Craig Ridley found it difficult to carry on with his courier job after he left university.He said: “It is hard to get to work and back with the fuel prices being the way they are.
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