Statistics show that food prices have risen by 33% over the last three years.
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00:00More and more Norwegians are facing increased poverty.
00:06The impact is seen at the increasingly long queues for the country's Salvation Army Christmas
00:11Aid.
00:13According to their poverty index, one in five Norwegians struggles to make ends meet.
00:19This week, the Salvation Army will distribute food boxes with Christmas food to 1,400 Norwegian
00:24families.
00:25I never thought I would be a person who needed help in this way, so for me it has been a
00:32long way to go, actually.
00:36After years of high prices, more people are coming to the Salvation Army for help.
00:42Most people who come to them also receive benefits from the Norwegian Labour and Welfare
00:46Administration.
00:48The charity organization is now making an appeal to the government.
00:52Financial struggles during Christmas this year are especially prevalent in families
01:07with children.
01:09Earlier this year, the Norwegian National Institute for Consumer Research released a
01:14report concluding that social assistance should be increased.