The cost of living crisis is leading young people to take on extra hours, move in with their parents and cut back on socialising, according to an exclusive Sky News/Ipsos poll.
Fizah, 22, a student at a university in"It's just so I can pay for the essentials of my rent, food and travel," she says.Fizah, 22, says rising prices have led her to take on two jobs alongside her studies
It found that 45% of young people had taken on more hours at work since January 2022 due to rising prices, while 21% said they had taken on a second job as a result of the spending squeeze.'We've been rationing the heating' Nearly two in five young people surveyed told Sky News that they had found it difficult or very difficult to pay their energy bills over the last three months.
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