Prices of budget pasta, crisps, bread and mince products have surged in last year, pushing up cost of living for poorest families
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The fact that the difference between the lowest-cost version of a grocery item and the next lowest-cost version is often at least 20% highlights the importance of supermarkets offering their cheapest brands at all their stores.
In February, Asda committed to making its cheapest food ranges more widely available, after the anti-poverty campaigner Jack Monroe warned that low-income shoppers were facing price increases because they could no longer buy those budget items.