UK Households Buying Less Food as Grocery Inflation Continues to Soar

A customer shops for meat at a Sainsbury's supermarket in Walthamstow, east London, on Feb. 13, 2022. Tolga Akmen /AFP via Getty Images

Half of the UK population has reported buying less food when shopping in recent weeks, as food price inflation puts increasing pressure on British households.

According to survey results from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), the rising cost of living has caused Britons to cut back on their spending on food.