I know that prices are rising at an astonishing rate but THIS took my breath away

watermeadow

If you have only the basic state pension you are eligible for further help, like Credit Support, which also brings other benefits.
Our benefits system is very mean compared to most other countries but nobody is expected to live off £600 per month.

Are you thinking of Pension Credit?

It is a great benefit for those who are eligible, but even those on the basic (old) state pension can only claim it if their savings are below a certain level. Off the top of my head, that level is around £15,000 / £16,000. People have to have under £10,000 of savings to get the full amount, a threshold hasn't risen for quite a long time now.

asda workers get paid below a living wage anyway (£11 an hour) I suppose it is useful to get a discount off food too though

How long ago do you suppose the raw materials were purchased by the manufacturer?

I have just found out that Pointers charcoal dog biscuits 10kg have gone from £24 free postage to £40 + postage. Found some own brand ones at Pets at Home for £31 but even that is a steep rise.(spoilt dogs)

I don't know were you got your sodium bicarbonate world pricing from , but according to the sodium bicarbonate trend and forecast prices are pretty stable and haven't risen sharply due to surplus supplies .

I use it for two main purposes: to keep drains clear(a handful down the sink or bath with boiling water ensures no blockages)and I sometimes use it instead of detergent in my washing machine and it keeps the machine functioning well. There are lots of other uses as well.

The price of the raw material, soda ash (sodium bicarbonate) has risen by a huge amount over the last couple of years - well over 100%. Hence the doubling of the price of a bag of soda crystals.
Bridie, if the Asda workers had received more than 7% don’t you think shopping there would be even more expensive? I don’t call that a paltry amount - increase wages by the level of inflation and you have stagflation. Remember that?

joannapiano

I’m 74 and I don’t know what soda crystals are for. Sorry.

Nor me? 🤔

If you want to compare the prices on groceries go to trolley.co.uk . you can set up alert when the price of a favourite changes. I use it all the time .

I wasn't implying these people were part of the food chain, just replying to your mention of wage rises.
However , these people need to buy food, the fortunate asda workers who received a paltry minimum 7% will find it won't go far when prices( as we have seen from posters comments) are rising at a ridiculous rate, how can a bag of soda crystals rise 100% ?

Lingering Covid impacts, supply chain issues, Brexit, Ukraine, energy prices, wage/ pension increase, worldwide inflation, interest rate rise.

Of course prices are impacted.

I bought Sainsbury’s fresh orange juice (1 litre) and admit I just grabbed a bottle from the chiller section.
I was shocked to see it cost £3.10 on my receipt when I got home.
Having investigated I could have got a litre of similar for £1.70.
I will be much more careful!

Notaries public operate on a statutory fee scale Dickens, as do solicitors for some small matters such as swearing an affidavit or statutory declaration.

Bridie, none of these people are part of the food supply chain. Many who work in that chain are on minimum wage, which increases each year. I believe Asda has just given its store workers a 7% increase. It has to be paid for.

It`s pure greed,fuel does not need to be so expensive.
Asda`s own brand of 4pck baked beans were 90p last year ,they are know £1-70,so they have lost my custom on the bean front.

livelylady

Still reeling from cost of decaff coffee. Just under £10 in the Co-op. Back to cheap own brand stuff for a while and hope offers start soon.

we normall buy dowe egberts but tried the asda rich roast stuff (I think it's £2.50 a jar) and neither my husband or sons noticed it had been changed

My partner has to use a local Public Notary to authenticate his continuing 'existence' for a foreign private pension company, every two years.

Two years ago, the fee was £52. He handed over his credit card last week expecting a huge increase in the fee (offices have to be heated, etc, etc).

It was still £52.

He came away elated - not just because of the cost, but because it's encouraging to know that there are those who don't seize an opportunity to rip people off.

I bow to your superior knowledge, as for wage increases?
I offer you, nurses, junior doctors, railway workers, Royal mail workers, teachers desperate for pay increases and surely many more!

But they don’t have a monopoly. There is competition. Remember the Tesco and Heinz battle some months ago?

Not if they have a monopoly ie large companies like tesco, morrisons etc.

Germanshepherdsmum

You can’t compare prices with what they were a year ago. Conditions are not what they were a year ago. There has been global inflation. Workers have had wage increases. Premises cost more to heat and light. Transport costs have shot up due to the rise in the cost of petrol and diesel. Importation costs have risen significantly. Yet everyone expects prices in shops to stay the same and any rise in prices is called profiteering.

No need to be quite so patronising GSM..

The rate of inflation covers many goods. The rate of inflation for foodstuffs is higher than the average rate. Companies who were greedy and taking the mick would go to the wall.

Bridie22

I think we expect prices to rise, its the fact that prices are in some cases rising at double the rate of inflation...in some cases it reeks of sheer greed and taking the mick!!!

Exactly that!!

I think we expect prices to rise, its the fact that prices are in some cases rising at double the rate of inflation...in some cases it reeks of sheer greed and taking the mick!!!

You can’t compare prices with what they were a year ago. Conditions are not what they were a year ago. There has been global inflation. Workers have had wage increases. Premises cost more to heat and light. Transport costs have shot up due to the rise in the cost of petrol and diesel. Importation costs have risen significantly. Yet everyone expects prices in shops to stay the same and any rise in prices is called profiteering.

BlueBelle

I am just comparing what it would have been a year or so ago GSM probably doubled well of course he had to collect me not much point if he left me at home 😂😂
It’s a lot for me add that to the ‘two minutes’ I had in the dental chair Prod prod ding with hammer all fine see you in 6 months £23 please ….
It may be nothing to you but it’s a lot to me

Bluebell, it’s what you said in your post! 😂😂