What Is The 'cost Of Living' Crisis? - This Explainer Video Is Aimed At Kids

6th July 2022

A short video from the BBC for kids.

You've probably heard people talking about a 'cost of living' crisis and the problems it is causing recently.

But what does it actually mean?

Go HERE to see the video

Well, it's basically about the price of things around the world and how much money people have to spend on the things that they need - like food, fuel and family life.

For a variety of reasons prices are going up and, although governments say they are trying to take action to make things easier, for many people it means that tough choices are having to be made about how to spend their money.