The Big Issue is on a mission. We want to save you as much money as possible and still make sure that on Christmas Day you have an enormous feast.
Christmas dinner should leave your family full and give you plenty of leftovers for a lazy Boxing Day. But to do all of that on a budget in a cost of living crisis? It’s tricky, but we’re up for it.
Last year, we challenged chefs BOSH! to cook up a £20 Christmas dinner for us, and they took it in their stride. Together we trawled through supermarkets to find the cheapest ingredients and they created a showstopper.
They served a sausage stuffing traybake with lots of roasted carrots, parsnips, potatoes, cabbage and sprouts, and a hearty serving of gravy. It was certifiably delicious and would feed an entire family of eight to 10 people.
But it’s no secret that food prices have soared this year. Food inflation was up by more than 10% in October compared to the previous year (more than double the general rate of inflation).
It will have an especially big impact at this time of year when people indulge a lot more in food and drink. So we decided to compare last year’s shopping list for our Christmas dinner with today’s prices. By our calculations, that same BOSH! £20 festive spread will now cost you more than
