Claim: Food, clothing and footwear make up the highest proportion of the poorest households' spending.
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Verdict: what makes up the biggest chunk depends on how you categorise people's weekly spending. these items combined make up about a quarter of the poorest households' spending.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Joseph O'Leary
Date published: 2017-10-27T00:00:00