Testimonials: "With heating, Christmas in winter is difficult for my family"
By Julie Caronmis up to date shares it by e-mail Je certifie ne pas envoyer d'e-mail indésirableEntre le chauffage, les cadeaux de Noël, les vêtements chauds... la facture peut vitre grimper pendant la saison hivernale ! De nombreuses familles ont du mal à joindre les deux bouts. Certaines ont accepté de témoigner de leurs difficultés.At a time when days are shortened and temperatures fall, many families are worried about the way they manage to finish the month.Indeed, if the economic difficulties weigh on many households, the expenses linked to the winter season still widen the inequalities."Everything increases, except the salary.However, in November, we have to pay taxes, plus the increase in heating, then after arriving children's Christmas gifts and the meal.I also have the birthday of my last...In short, the Christmas period is very complicated and a source of anxiety with us, "says this mom anonymously.
The heating budget, source of energy precariousness
Winter is a rough period, and not only with regard to temperatures, but also for the wallet.Indeed, since January 2021, the price of gas has increased by 70 %, an increase which mechanically resulted in an increase in the price of electricity, when the price of fuel oil has also increased on its side.Many families find themselves in energy precariousness.It is estimated that 12 million people in France, one in five household (and this figure dates back to 2020 before the recent increase in the cost of energy) are experiencing heating problems and high energy bills.In addition, 12% of French people spend more than 8% of their income in their energy bill.Hadrien Legallet, in charge of the question at Secours Catholique is pessimistic: "It is estimated that for people heated to gas, despite the freezing of the government, the difference in energy bill between winter 2020 and winter 2021will be more than 500 euros."Léa, mother of a little Ruben, is very worried:" I am paid in the minimum wage, like my companion.Our accommodation is old and badly isolated, and in winter, clearly, we are cold.As long as we were that both we dressed, we added layers...But with young ruben, we will set up the heating...But I fear in advance the amount of the invoice.And I don't know how we will be able to pay it! ", She confirms.
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Another expense linked to winter: the purchase of warm clothes.Hats, scarves, gloves, sweaters, winter coats, boots or filled shoes...When you multiply them by the number of children, who often change size, the note is salty."I leave words on mutual aid groups on Facebook.We barter with the old clothes of my children and I collect coats from other mothers who have older...This is the D system, but not the choice.I prefer to ask for help, and sit on my pride, rather than my children freeze, "says Elaine, installed near Bordeaux with her two children.Nadège, professor in the primary school where Elaine students go confirms: "Each year, when he starts to get cold, we see many children arriving in a sweater, without coats.It's a heartbreaker!We try to set up clothing fairs to help smoother families, but we know that if they do not have coats, they certainly lack heating at home, "she explains.
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The winter season is also combined with the Christmas holiday period.A dilemma for many families, who must redouble their inventiveness to be able to give their children a gift at Christmas: "I have three boys I always make sure I want what they want.For that, I start in early October, I also enjoy the promotions type Black Friday and we don't have gifts with my spouse.Despite everything, given the prices, it will still be hard this year, "says Élodie.Jenny, mother of 3, joins Elodie's words: "I'm starting to buy the gifts in September.But during winter, it is the insured ruin..."Just like Cindy, who seeks by all means to lower the invoice of Christmas gifts:" I set up a real strategy to please children, while being able to pay the bills, especially heating.So I compare all prices on the Internet and on all catalogs, I start in July to spread out.I do not hesitate to buy used or second -hand gifts, especially video games.Each year, it breaks my heart for my children.I know that they are not unhappy and we spoil them as we can, but they do not always understand why some of their comrades have the last fashionable console and not them..."Despite everything, this mother wants to offer a moment of joy to her children:" At Christmas, we offer a turkey and a cake at the pastry chef.It's our little luxury! "
Families in extreme precariousness
If purchasing power has dropped for certain families and the increases weigh on the portfolio, others find themselves in extreme situations.This is the case of Aymen and Leïla, and their 4 children.We met them at Restos du Coeur, on the outskirts of Paris: "We both have work.I am a night watchman and my wife is home help.I never thought that by working, I would have to ask for help from the restaurants of the heart.I am ashamed to be here, but between the rent, the price of heating and the cost of living in general, we do not get out of it, "he admits.For Aurélie and her 3 children, who all live in the same room, poorly isolated, the restaurants of the heart are the only option to eat: "I work in temporary, both as a cashier, as a saleswoman and in the shelving.But living 4 on this salary is the galley.Here, I can recover infant milk for the smallest and correct meals for children.For the holidays, my chef gave me a tree that served as a Christmas decoration.All children were happy to have a tree with us...Even if they know that Santa Claus will not pass for them this year ".
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