Children in poor and middle-income families are facing a summer "stuck at home" as they cut back on days out and leisure activities, a charity says.
Family Action says standard activities are increasingly out of the reach of many, with a day out costing £80.
A poll of 2,214 mothers for the charity suggests 54% planned to cut back on trips because of money worries.
The charity is urging "rip off" firms to stop unfair pricing and improve offers for families all year round.
Family Action Chief Executive Helen Dent said: "Families are facing summer on a shoestring with parents and children cooped up at home as a result of falling incomes and rising prices.

clicky


When i were a kid, back in the good old days, if we wanted a "day out" that meant b*ggering off with some friends or shock horror family members and enjoying the outdoors without the need to spend any money.
Thankfully now, I dont have kids and I have enough money to avoid the outdoors

And Dad worrying if there was enough cash in the account to put petrol in the car for the trip home.