Asked about calls from Govt about pay restraint, union leader said: “They have forgotten what hospital and ambulance staff and care workers did during the pandemic. It’s like they want to ignore them now.”
“Specifically in the UK, the cost-of-living crisis has impacted customers’ disposable income as they scale back even on essential purchases in the short term."
One pawnbroker had to turn customers away because demand was so high that they ran out of money.
It comes as around three in 10 people are concerned they may end up homeless in the next five years due to housing costs.
Also Marks & Spencer boss Steve Rowe witnessed his pay and bonus package more than double to £2.6 million for the past year.
“Ministers have no hesitation in calling for public sector pay restraint, but turn a blind eye to shocking City excess."
“This is all the more shocking since child poverty is preventable in a rich country like the UK.”
A caller named Craig told LBC that he will pocket up to £2,800 from Rishi Sunak's energy rebate scheme.
They said food banks are having to cut back on supplying fresh fruit and vegetables and that volunteers are "overstretched and exhausted".