Cost of household shop skyrockets as staples like sausages, eggs and apples see big price rise

THE COST of a family weekly shop has skyrocketed in the last year with British staples like sausages, eggs and apples seeing big price rises.

It comes as millions of Brits face losing £20 a week as the government withdraws the pandemic support from those on benefits.

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The end of the Universal Credit uplift comes at the same time that millions face rising costs in what’s been described as a “perfect storm” and a cost of living crisis.

Energy bills will go up after a huge rise in wholesale prices which has also led several energy firms to cease trading, pushing prices up further for customers.

And Prices of food and other goods are also on the up as inflation has soared, compounded by supply chain issues and a lorry driver shortage.

A study carried out by MailOnline has show that in the last year many British food favourites have already soared in price.

Their analysis shows out of 53 items from from a Tesco shop delivered on March 7, 2020, 12 items have risen in price.

One of the biggest price hikes saw a five-pack of Tesco Braeburn Apples which cost just 69p before the pandemic rise in price to £1.60.

Meanwhile a six-pack of Mixed Sized Organic Eggs now costs £1.80 – when a year ago it was just £1.25.

Finally Tesco Finest 12 Pork British Chipolatas 375g saw a price hike of 60p, up to £2.60.

Meanwhile out of 45 items in a Sainsbury’s shop delivered on March 10, 2020, 12 of them have since gone up.

In just a year Yorkshire Gold Tea Bags have rocketed in price – ringing in at £5.75 for a 160 compared to £4.50 before the pandemic.

Sainsbury’s Braeburn Apple have also become more expensive – now selling for £1.60 rather than £1.35.

Yesterday, the government launched a new £500million fund for local authorities to give to those who need food, clothes and help covering bills. 

Households will be able to apply for the new cash from their council from October and it will be up to each council to decide how much cash people could get – and how they apply for the help.

This post first appeared on thesun.co.uk