Around one in five British Muslims have had to use food banks since last August due to the rising cost of living, according to a new report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Research by Muslim Census revealed that over half of British Muslims had some difficulty when paying at least one of their household bills, with a further 65 per cent having to take out some form of debt to manage everyday costs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Around 50 per cent of the Muslim population in Britain is considered to be in poverty, compared to 18 per cent of the national population, according multiple reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The study, supported by the National Zakat Foundation, surveyed over 1,500 Muslims living in the UK on how they have been impacted by the cost of living crisis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This included relying on their credit cards, utilizing an overdraft or a buy now, pay later scheme or having to take out a long-term or pay-day loan, with those in low household incomes and in receipt of benefits, social or council housing disproportionately impacted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Some 40 per cent of British Muslims have also had to choose between paying one bill at the expense of another, and almost one-third have reporting having to miss a meal to afford their household bills in the last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
British Muslims have said that their hopes are \u201cgone\u201d amid the cost of living crisis and they are very \u201cworried\u201d about their futures.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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