Warning food inflation not yet peaked as shop prices reach record high

‘Simply no way’ for those on the breadline to keep up with rocketing costs, poverty campaigners warn

Food inflation is rising and is yet to peak, analysts warn (iStockphoto/Getty Images)

Prices in British shops have been driven to record highs as inflation accelerated this month, according to a new index.

This rise was particularly driven by food inflation, which experts fear is yet to hit its peak.

There is “simply no way” for those on the breadline to keep up with rocketing costs, campaigners told The Independent – and criticised the government’s “unsustainable” reliance on overburdened food banks “to fill the gap left by a broken safety net and inadequate wages”