For migrants with relatives relying on money they send back, higher prices are pinching families twice: at home and abroad. To save money, she looks for cheaper food at the grocery store and buys clothes from a charity shop. When food and fuel prices shoot up, the money people can send to relatives doesn’t go as far as it once did. With no work authorization in Kenya, his family relies on the money he sends — nearly half of his $2,000 in monthly earnings. But he’s paying more for gas, and food prices are higher in Kenya, so the money doesn’t go as far.

Source: thestar October 24, 2022 07:34 UTC