Cost of living crisis

Finding answers together

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* 1. Which of the following costs are you most worried about, as the cost of living rises? (tick up to two)

Energy bills (for heating and cooking at home)

Affording food

Transport costs (e.g filling up my car with fuel, public transport)

Essential clothes (including school uniform)

Rent/mortgage payments

Debt repayments

Something (please say what)

None of the above

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* 2. To EAT WELL over the winter months, which of the following would be most helpful to you, on top of what you are already doing? (tick up to two)

A food parcel I can use to cook at home

Cash that I use to buy food

A voucher or gift card I can use to buy food

Somewhere I could collect a pre-prepared meal I can take home

Somewhere warm I could go to eat a pre-prepared meal with others (e.g., in a community venue)

A voucher for a coffee shop or cafe where I could go to get a hot drink or food

Something else (please say what)

None of the above

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* 3. Which of the options for eating well would you definitely NOT use if at all possible? (tick up to two)

A food parcel I can use to cook at home

Cash that I can take to the shop to buy food

A voucher or gift card I can take to the shop to buy food

Somewhere I could collect a pre-prepared hot meal to take home

Somewhere warm I could go to eat a pre-prepared meal with others (e.g., in a community venue)

A voucher for a coffee shop or cafe where I could go to get a hot drink or food

Something else (please say)

None of the above

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* 4. To GET WARM over the winter months, which of the following would be most helpful to you, on top of what you are already doing? (tick up to two)

Money or a gift card to put towards energy bills at home

More warm clothing and/or bedding

A warm place to go outside home during the day

A warm place outside the home to eat a hot meal

A warm place to go in the evening

Something else (please say what)

None of the above

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* 5. Which of the the options for keeping warm would you definitely NOT use if at all possible? (tick up to two)

Money or a gift card to put towards energy bills at hom

More warm clothing and/or bedding

A warm place to go outside home during the day

A warm place outside the home to eat a hot meal

A warm pace to go out in the evening

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* 6. If you think you would use a free-to-use warm space outside your own home during the winter, which of these would you be most likely to use?

Public venue - e.g., library

Cafe or coffee shop

Community centre or church hall

Something else (please say what)

None of the above

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* 7. If you would use a free, warm space outside your own home during the winter, what would you want to do there? (tick any that apply)

Hot-desking space for work

Somewhere I can keep myself to myself

Organised social activities (e.g., craft group or fitness class)

Somewhere to enjoy music or dancing with others

Somewhere to meet and chat with others

Space for my charity or community project

Somewhere to get advice on energy, money or debt

Life skills classes (e.g., learning to cook, make clothes, etc)

Some kind of outdoor activity (e.g., gardening group, running, conservation)

Something else (please say what)

None of the above

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* 8. Where do you live?

Bromsgrove

Redditch

Birmingham

Somewhere else (please say where)