How to Deal with a Forced Cost of Living Crisis 

Welcome to the group!

This is a time of great opportunity. Where we, the everyday people of this World, can all make a huge difference. We can reshape our future as the strong and capable 99%. In order to do this, we must find ways to come together, heal together, change together, and live together more harmoniously.

When everything we need to survive, or have been led to believe we need to survive, rises in cost to the point of becoming inaccessible to the average person, we face huge problems. The cost-of-living crisis sees huge impacts on our life. It also creates behavioural changes too!

The price of food has risen by 88%

Gas and electricity by 83%

Fuel by 77%

Sanitation & Cleanliness

The situation -

Sanitation generally means anything to do with the provision of facilities and services to dispose of human excrement and urine.

It also refers to the maintenance of hygienic conditions via services like the refuge service and wastewater disposal, as well as drainage systems for rainwater.

Poor hygienic conditions cause Worldwide 2.2 million annual deaths, and these are mostly children under 5 years of age.

A lack of sanitation would include a lack of hygienic toilets, maintenance,

Survival Basics

Suitable drinking water -

A water filtration system is the oldest and most commonly used method to purify water.

An example of this is a life straw.

Boiling water is commonly used yet is not as efficient as a filtration system. Boiling water can make it safe to drink by killing a majority of microorganisms. Boiling is often safest when used with a filtration system rather than on its own.

Distillation is a water purification process that has water evaporated and then allowed to condense in a separate container. This can be a long process and take a long time to complete.

Threat of Eviction & Homelessness

The situation -

Having a secure home is crucial to overall health, these days it seems to be deemed as a luxury so many people just cannot seem to experience. According to the charity Crisis growing numbers of people are forced into horrific situations because of becoming homeless and warns more will be faced with this reality if this situation keeps escalating.

Polly Neate, chief executive of the charity Shelter says, “we are facing the perfect storm for homelessness to rise.” She goes on to further state “No parent should have to choose between putting heating on, food on the table or paying their rent, but that is the reality for many families right now.”

Experts predict repossessions could double, as 2022 draws to its end. With many more homeowners falling into arrears, missing mortgage payments, falling into debt leading to potentially losing their homes.