Cost of Living Crisis

I welcome the setting up of a 'Commission on Living Standards' by the Resolution Foundation. I have highlighted that inflation and rises in the cost of living are having a major impact on families in Dundee.



The Courier has rightly been highlighting concerns about the cost of fuel and the impact of inflation. I share these concerns and I know that people right across Dundee share these concerns. I am pleased that the Resolution Foundation is looking at the issue through its 'Commission on Living Standards'. This commission will report next year but I hope that both the UK and Scottish Government take action before then. Government at all levels has an important role to play in ensuring that families are not hit hard by inflation.



It is important that everyone works together to ensure that families are treated fairly and that work pays for families. People in Dundee are concerned about the cost of living and I will be looking for ways to reassure them and campaign for fairness. The recent VAT rise has had a particularly harsh impact on low and middle income families who spend more of their income.


Making a real difference to hard working families is important.


Labour leader Ed Miliband has drawn attention to the crisis in living standards. He rightly highlights the impact that this is having on families with children. He is campaigning for fairness.