 saying the same thing.'The struggle is real but should we really be in this turmoil?'Phoenix said she does not expect Thursday's announcement to make a real impact and her expectations of significant help from the Government are low.'All the important things we need to survive are slowly being taken away,' she said.'As far as I'm concerned, we aren't living.'I don't expect anything from these politicians as it's because of all their decisions so far we are in this mess.'An increase to the benefits will just about cover the cost of the rise, so really and truly it's not worth it… we have families working double jobs who are still not able to provide.'Nicholas Wilson, who faces losing his home because increasing mortgage costs have outgrown his benefits allowance, has recently been diagnosed with prostate cancer and relies on donations from Twitter followers – of which he has more than 55,000 – to cover monthly payments.'It's disgraceful and it's shameful for us… I can only survive on donations,' Mr Wilson, 65, from Hastings, East Sussex, told PA.'(The cancer) is treatable and should be OK but it's just pretty grim when it's cold and I don't have any money.'I'm going to be going to radiation therapy every day for up to eight weeks, probably, in the new){kind=link}
The Autumn Statement is expected to confirm about £21bn of tax rises and £33bn of public spending cuts a year by 2027/28 – despite services creaking under a decade of austerity
Cash-strapped Brits are today expected to be stung by “eye-watering” tax rises and spending cuts to fill a £54billion black hole left by Liz Truss crashing the economy.
The long-awaited Autumn Statement – which is similar to a Budget – will be officially announced at about 10.30am on Thursday by Jeremy Hunt.
The new Chancellor has already warned “we’re all going to be paying a bit more tax” – and said he will be a “Scrooge” making “horrible decisions” in the run-up to Christmas.
He added: “We will be asking everyone for sacrifices”.