Parents fear they will not be able to manage in the coming months as food prices and energy bills continue to sky rocket.
People in Oxfordshire are facing added costs of rising bus fares, higher parking charges by councils, Oxford City Council-imposed Zero Emission Zone charges and fines, and a rise in council tax amounting to about five per cent in many cases.
The Oxford Mail spoke to parents in Rose Hill, Oxford, many of whom said they had seen their food bills double in price.
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Many said it was especially hard for parents on low incomes to afford to drive in the city and feel their salaries are not reflecting the rise in the cost of living.
Sarah Emmanuel, who has children at Rose Hill Primary School, said: "I just find it worrying. How are we going to manage it? I feel like I am paying over the odds anyway."
Anika Leno has two children at the primary school. She said: "Everything is going up and salaries should reflect this.
"As parents it is not easy because of the rise in petrol prices when we have to go to work, we now walk or cycle."
Christopher Lewandowski said: "All the prices have gone up, we used to spend £50 a week on food and now we spend £100. With two kids it is not easy, it is making it very hard to save any money."
There is help available for families in Oxford and the rest of the UK to manage the costs of living in the form of a £150 council tax rebate. However, many parents still feel they will feel the jump in bills, food and petrol prices.
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Hayley Sheridan has two children at the school – one in Year 5 and another in Year 6. Although in full-time work, she said she has previously been on benefits and was grateful for the help that is in place for low-earning families.
She said: "It is hard, but we are lucky there are lots of things in place to help us."
She added: "The Agnes Smith Advice Centre in Blackbird Leys have helped me a lot over the years and made sure we were on the right benefits."
Anne has grandchildren at St Ebbe's Primary School, she has childcaring responsibilities and says she has felt the rise in fuel prices.
"We have to drive to school because we live at a distance and the cost of fuel has gone through the roof. I am starting to look at ways I can cut back on things."
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