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41-451: Leftovers are the uneaten edible remains of a hot or cold meal. Leftovers or The Leftovers may also refer to: Leftovers The use of leftovers depends on where the meal was eaten, the preferences of the diner, and the local culture . Leftovers from meals at home are often eaten later. This is facilitated by the private environment and convenience of airtight containers and refrigeration . People may eat leftovers directly from

82-448: A cost-of-living crisis as "a scenario in which the cost of everyday essentials like energy and food is rising much faster than average incomes". The think-tank Institute for Government defines the UK's cost-of-living crisis as "the fall in real disposable incomes (that is, adjusted for inflation and after taxes and benefits) that the UK has experienced since late 2021". By January 2024,

123-513: A 6.6% rise in the minimum wage, which was announced in 2021, and came into effect in April 2022. The UK government intensified its efforts to respond to the cost-of-living crisis in May 2022, with a £5 billion windfall tax on energy companies to help fund a £15 billion support package for the public. The package included every household getting a £400 discount on energy bills, which would be in addition to

164-543: A base for leftover scraps too small to be a meal themselves. Casseroles , paella , fried rice , Shepherd pies , and pizza can also be used for this purpose, and may even have been invented as a means of reusing leftovers. Among American university students, leftover pizza itself has acquired particular in-group significance, to the extent that the USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service offers, as its first tip under "Food Safety Tips for College Students" by Louisa Graham,

205-501: A diner asking for a doggy bag. In the UK, in the year 2010 it was still considered an Americanism and an uncommon request, but the practice became far more accepted after campaigns for waste reduction and the cost-of-living crisis , and some countries now obligate restaurants to offer take-home options. Some restaurants wrap leftovers in aluminum foil , creating shapes such as swans or sea horses . 2021%E2%80%93present United Kingdom cost-of-living crisis Since late 2021,

246-519: A discussion of the considerable risks of eating unrefrigerated pizza. At some holiday meals, such as Christmas and Thanksgiving in the United States, it is customary to prepare much more food than necessary, specifically so the host can send leftovers home with guests. Cold turkey is archetypal in the United States as a Thanksgiving leftover, with turkey meat often reappearing in sandwiches , soups , and casseroles for several days after

287-449: A smaller portion usually leads to smaller consumption, making a person believe they have not eaten enough and negatively impacting their eating habits. In turn, a larger portion leads to a greater amount of leftovers, whereas a smaller portion leads to a small amount of leftovers. Through extensive research, one of the most influential factors of weight gain is leftover food and the increased amount of consumption because of it. The name of

328-495: A typical household and a household support fund to help people with essential costs and that the chancellor had announced further efforts to support those most in need next year. The ONS reported that in the year to September 2022 there was a 22% increase in shoplifting . In response to the problem, some supermarkets began to roll out new retail loss prevention systems, requiring customers to scan their printed receipt on an optical scanner as proof of purchase before they can exit

369-469: A week free child care from the age of nine months and a pay increase for public sector workers to match inflation. The cost-of-living crisis has been noted by the media, as well as workers' unions, as one of the reasons for industrial action by staff in industries such as the railway strikes , bus strikes and action by legal aid lawyers. In September 2022, the BBC soap opera Doctors began covering

410-429: A £150 council tax refund the government had already ordered. For about 8 million of the UK's lowest-income households, a further £650 payment was announced. Additionally, pensioners or those with disability would qualify for extra payments, on top of the £550 that every household gets, and the £650 they would receive if they had a low income. In June 2022, business secretary Kwasi Kwarteng ordered an urgent review of

451-433: Is colloquially called a doggy bag or doggie bag , although this term has largely fallen out of fashion. This most likely derives from a pretense that the diner plans to give the food to a pet rather than eat it themselves, and so may be a euphemism . The modern doggie bag came about in the 1940s. Some also speculate the name was born during World War II when food shortages encouraged people to limit waste, and pet food

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492-572: The 12-month Retail Price Index had fallen to 4% after peaking at 11.1% in October 2022, while workers' wages had risen 6.2% in the last quarter of 2023. In late 2023, the Resolution Foundation estimated that household incomes would not return to pre-crisis levels until at least 2027. Both global and local factors have contributed to the UK's cost-of-living crisis. According to Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey , about 80% of

533-475: The Chinese-American dish chop suey is sometimes translated as "miscellaneous leftovers", although it is unlikely that actual leftovers were served at chop suey restaurants. Diners in a restaurant may leave uneaten food for the restaurant to discard, or take it away for later consumption. To take the food away, the diner might request a container, or ask a server to package it. Such a container

574-404: The UK and found Brexit increased food prices due to increased red tape when food is imported from Europe. This affected poorer households disproportionately. Unemployed people in the UK receive lower fiscal support than the average for OECD countries, and UK salaries have not risen substantially since the financial crisis of 2007–2008 . Insufficient long-term gas storage facilities resulted in

615-500: The UK are affected by rising prices, it most substantially affects low-income persons . The British government has responded in various ways such as grants, tax rebates, and subsidies to electricity and gas suppliers. In May 2024, The 12-Month CPI which is the official measure of inflation in consumer prices in the United Kingdom, reduced to the official Bank of England target of 2%. The Big Issue newspaper defines

656-460: The UK energy prices being overexposed to the market fluctuations. Household income, whether from wages or benefits, have not generally kept pace with rising prices. In April 2022, UK real wages fell by 4.5%, the sharpest fall since records began back in 2001. By July 2022, inflation had risen to over 10%, the highest level in 40 years, and the Bank of England was forecasting it could reach 13% by

697-705: The UK include labour shortages related to foreign workers leaving due to Brexit , and additional taxes on households. Factors that have worsened the crisis since 1 April 2022 include Ofgem increasing the household energy price cap by 54%, an increase in National Insurance and a rise in Council Tax . Researchers in the Centre for Economic Performance at the London School of Economics investigated trade flows and consumer prices of food products in

738-407: The UK population—which works out to 19.2 million people—belong to households that bring in below a minimum figure. The Green Party of England and Wales supports increasing Universal Credit and implementing a home insulation scheme to reduce energy use and cut fuel bills as part of its stance on the cost-of-living crisis. It also supports lowering the costs of public transport, providing 35 hours

779-483: The abolishment of the 45% rate of income tax for those earning £150,000 or more a year. These cuts aimed to encourage foreign investment and economic growth but were not costed and spooked financial markets, causing the pound to fall to a low of $ 1.03. The Bank of England reacted by raising interest rates, causing mortgage payments to increase significantly. By late October 2022, Truss and Kwarteng had been replaced by Rishi Sunak and Jeremy Hunt , respectively, and all of

820-458: The causes driving the cost-of-living crisis are global. These include the various forms of instability the world has experienced in the early 2020s such as the COVID-19 pandemic , a chip shortage , an energy crisis , a supply chain crisis , and Russia's invasion of Ukraine . The UK was reported to be among the worst affected among the world's advanced economies. In 2021, the UK's inflation

861-576: The children of low-income parents, and asked the government to increase benefits in line with inflation. UK civil society continues to respond to the hardship caused by the cost-of-living crisis, such as by running foodbanks , though some foodbank managers report both extra demand but also lower levels of donations, as the crisis means some people who could previously donate can no longer afford to do so. On 18 June 2022, thousands of workers marched to Parliament in London to demand further government action for

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902-604: The cost-of-living crisis. A campaign called " Enough is Enough " was organised by trade union leaders to lobby during the crisis. Its demands include a return to pre-April 2022 energy rates, a pay rise in real terms for public sector workers, a rise in the national minimum wage, a reversal of the National Insurance increase, and a £20 per week increase in Universal Credit payments. Within a few weeks of its August 2022 launch, almost 450,000 people had joined

943-542: The crisis caused UK consumer confidence to fall to its lowest level since 1974. In June, charities had reported the crisis is affecting people's mental health, with one publishing a survey where 9% of responding parents had said their children had begun self-harming . On 10 November 2022, nurses and other medical personnel across the NHS voted to strike , under the Royal College of Nursing . The nurses stated this

984-419: The end of the year. Energy costs for the typical British household were expected to rise 80% from October 2022, from £1,971 to £3,549, until Liz Truss , who was Prime Minister at the time, announced measures to limit these increases. On 23 September 2022, UK Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng announced his mini-budget , backed by Truss, which included widespread tax cuts . The package included cuts to stamp duty and

1025-404: The feast. Leftovers have had a major impact on the consumption of food, particularly the size of portions. Portion sizes have increased greatly. In general, food leftovers have both positive and negative impacts, depending on the person's eating habits involved with leftovers. With an increase in portion size comes the perception of the amount of intake a particular person considers. For example,

1066-458: The government to increase Universal Credit . A government spokesperson said that the support of the most vulnerable remains a priority and that millions of the most needy people are being given at least £1,200 in direct payments to protect them against rising prices in addition to the £400 being given to each household towards energy costs. The spokesperson said that the support also includes a winter energy price guarantee worth approximately £900 for

1107-565: The mini-budget's proposals had effectively been cancelled. The pound regained some strength by this point, but interest rates remained high, stretching household incomes. Based on an Office for National Statistics (ONS) survey performed between 27 April and 22 May 2022, 77% of UK adults reported feeling worried about the rising cost of living, with 50% saying they worried "nearly every day". A separate ONS survey taken from 25 May to 5 June found 52% of respondents had cut back on their energy use. While rising prices have affected all social classes,

1148-573: The motor fuel market to complete by 7 July, to see if consumer prices were excessively high. The measures were called insufficient by many people and organisations, including outgoing Prime Minister Boris Johnson , with the Bank of England predicting that the UK would enter recession by 2023. Johnson's successor Liz Truss announced a package of subsidies for rising energy bills with an estimated potential cost of up to £150   billion, depending on future wholesale prices. The main piece of this package

1189-489: The movement. It gained some high-profile supporters, including the Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham and US Senator Bernie Sanders . In November 2023, The Trussell Trust calculated that a single adult in the UK in 2023 needs at least £29,500 a year to have an acceptable standard of living, up from £25,000 in 2022. Two partners with two children would need £50,000, compared to £44,500 in 2022. Twenty-nine per cent of

1230-575: The new Chancellor Jeremy Hunt said that the package would continue until April 2023 and that from this date support would be targeted at "the most vulnerable." After his appointment as prime minister in October 2022 following Truss's resignation amid an economic and credibility crisis caused by the September 2022 mini-budget proposed by Truss and Kwarteng, Rishi Sunak continued the package of subsidies for rising energy bills. As chancellor, he provided some funding to help vulnerable people cope with

1271-556: The plans they have made to take on thousands of volunteers to counteract staff shortfalls during the 2022/23 winter, included a warnings about the impact on hospital admissions that the cold weather, increased fuel prices and cost of living might have, especially for the elderly. On 5 September 2023, Birmingham City Council , the largest local authority in Europe, issued a Section 114 notice declaring itself effectively bankrupt . Early government responses to rising inflation included

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1312-608: The poor have been impacted the most. According to a survey by the Food Foundation think tank published in February 2022, one million UK adults went a whole day without eating over the past month. Inflation began rising sharply in 2021, affecting a wide range of goods and services. Transport costs have been especially affected, but also many others, including costs for food, furniture, household items, electricity and clothing. The Financial Times reported in May 2022 that

1353-492: The prices for many essential goods in the United Kingdom began increasing faster than household incomes , resulting in a fall in real incomes . The phenomenon has been termed a cost-of-living crisis . This is caused in part by a rise in inflation in both the UK and the world in general, as well as the economic impact of issues such as the COVID-19 pandemic , Russia's invasion of Ukraine and Brexit . While all in

1394-605: The refrigerator, reheat them, or use them as ingredients to make a new dish. At restaurants, uneaten food from meals is sometimes taken by diners for later consumption. In the United States, a once common term for the containers the leftover food was put into was "doggy bag", with the food being notionally to feed to pets, whether or not it is in actuality. New dishes made from leftovers are common in world cuisine. People invented many such dishes before refrigeration and reliable airtight containers existed. Besides capturing nutrition from otherwise inedible bones, stocks and broths provide

1435-537: The rising cost of living. In October 2022, the Scottish Government introduced an act to freeze rents and establish a moratorium on evictions in Scotland for both the private rented and social sectors. Various campaigns, such as Don't Pay UK , were established to encourage the government to implement further assistance. The campaigner Jack Monroe warned that the crisis could be fatal for some of

1476-477: The store. The systems have attracted some negative public reaction. The Joseph Rowntree Foundation said their research showed that hundreds of thousands of households could not afford to protect themselves from cold and that prices of essentials were rising steeply with energy bills and were nearly double the level the previous winter. A briefing from the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), detailing

1517-581: The three months to September due to a decline in manufacturing "across most industries" according to the ONS. On 8 December 2022 The Guardian reported that according to research by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation , over 3 million UK low-income households could not afford to heat their homes. According to the research by the foundation, roughly 710,000 households had difficulty paying for food, heating and warm clothing. The foundation urged

1558-503: Was due to failing wages, inflation , overwork and underfunding. The industrial action affects NHS hospitals throughout the UK. Nurses are still expected to work certain days at reduced-capacity to ensure the NHS is still operational . The Office for National Statistics (ONS) stated on 11 November that business investment fell during the three months to September and was below the pre-pandemic levels. Gross domestic product fell during

1599-487: Was less than that of the US, but high US inflation was not generally experienced as a cost-of-living crisis due to the stimulus cheques that had been distributed to American households. Though in 2022 the cost-of-living crisis was also reported as being a global phenomenon, having impacts that include those living in the US, across Europe, and as risking an "apocalyptic" impact for those in the developing world. Causes unique to

1640-505: Was scarce. In 1943, San Francisco cafés, in an initiative to prevent animal cruelty, offered patrons Pet Pakits , cartons that patrons could readily request to carry home leftovers. The term doggy bag was popularized in the 1970s etiquette columns of many newspapers. Doggy bags are most common in restaurants that offer a take-out food service as well as sit-down meals, and their prevalence as an accepted social custom varies widely by location. In some countries, people might frown upon

1681-583: Was the Energy Price Guarantee , which would mean that a UK household with "average energy usage" would pay no more than £2,500 a year on energy, although this was widely misinterpreted as Truss stated in media interviews that "nobody would pay more than £2,500". She later clarified this, while ruling out introducing a new windfall tax on the profits of energy producers and suppliers. The subsidies were initially planned to last for two years for consumers and six months for businesses, but in October

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