‘It costs £50 a day’: Childcare in the cost of living crisis | Times Reports

Published 2023-07-28
Carly Newman is a single mum who lives in London with her five-year-old son, Ezra. As the cost of living crisis continues to bite, Carly has to juggle work and parenting duties over the six-week summer holiday period.

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All Comments (17)
  • @frailingham6065
    She hasn't done anything wrong dear judges. Life in the UK just sucks right now. Leave off.
  • @Babreanki
    Its not easy. With the cost of life and the cost of the UK we pay so much and get so little.
  • @princesscake70
    Not for nothing but I just watched an itv piece talking about how people can't afford their rent, their food, their power. So a piece about a woman (seems like a loving, good mom) worried about childcare cost while she is on vacation is a bit tepid, isn't it? Not 100 years ago, their was no such thing as 6 week paid vacation. Count your blessings.
  • @khoyrulislam
    "GET RID OF NETFLIX! STOP HAVING AVOCADO TOAST! STOP BUYING THE LATEST IPHONES! EAT BREAD AND WATER UNTIL THIS BLOWS OVER (LIKE WE DID 100 YEARS AGO!)" - The average reader of The Times
  • @garycooper9207
    Theres kids starving and you worry of expensive activities.. Sell jewelry and other items you don't need. That's what rest of us do..
  • @THEMANDARK
    What about government child care and also she can and does work from home so getting paid also for looking after kid. This report does say nothing about all the help she could get or is she earning to much money. None of this was ever brought up. Utter bs.
  • @gailharris5685
    My daughter and son-in-law, decided not to have children, as the future of this world is mess, and feel guilty to bringing a child into it.
  • @elenasloik225
    Привыкайте, англичане. Это только начало. Вам еще есть, куда падать, спросите у жителей бывших колоний
  • @CaptainSeaCelt
    Greetings alot of People are genuinely struggling with the COL(Cost of Living) at least this young Lady & mother is trying her best - as many of us are!! I hope sincerely things improve and I wish one and All every success...
  • @BrokenSoldier1515
    Maybe socialism, running great public services and taxing the rich with redistribution of wealth isn’t a bad idea. We should try implementing this economic model.
  • @jossratcliffe8908
    Respect to this woman . I bet she would be better off not working
  • @pauls3075
    Should have made better life choices regarding your baby daddy then you wouldn't be in this situation that you made for yourself. Why should everyone else be expected to clean up your mistakes.