Ireland's cost of living crisis remains in full swing with the cost of groceries, household bills, and services continuing to increase right across the board.
Although things don’t look to be slowing down anytime soon, the government is implementing a number of social welfare supports over the coming weeks to cushion the blow for the most vulnerable members of society.
One of the main outgoing costs for families at the moment is the weekly grocery shop, and most shoppers will admit the price of staple grocery items has jumped in recent months
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No supermarket has escaped the vast increases that have had to be made due to hikes being seen from suppliers, but one supermarket remains the cheapest of them all.
Grocery list staples like chicken, cheese and milk have all been subject to an increase in price as a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine which began back in February.
Since then, groceries have continued to soar across the country and a recent survey carried out by the Irish Independent found that meat and dairy products are seeing the biggest increase.
They found that since February 2022, a basket of shopping in some of Ireland’s leading supermarkets have increase, such as:
- SuperValu up by €8.61 (or 19pc)
- Aldi’s up by €5.58 (or 17pc),
- Dunnes Stores up by €7.82 (or 16pc)
- Tesco up by €3.69 (or 9pc)
- Lidl has up by €2.61 (or 7pc)
According to the new data, the biggest jump in price has been seen in dairy and meat items, as well as bread, potatoes, and even toilet roll.
While the pinch is being felt by thousands of people nationwide, the interesting statistics have also shown Aldi as the cheapest supermarket in Ireland at the time the data was collected.
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