COSTS for working households are £7,800 higher each year due to rising inflation, a Labour analysis of official figures has revealed.

The rise comes on top of the £870 families will be hit under the Tory tax double whammy of rising council tax and frozen income tax thresholds, according to the party, which has rejected Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s claims that Britain is turning a corner on the economy.

According to official government statistics, in 2019-20 an average household with two earners was spending £34,159 annually on items included within consumer price inflation (CPI).