Hundreds of Australians say they skip meals, visit food banks and 'dumpster dive' as the cost of living crisis continues
A mother skips meals to make sure her son can eat dinner.
Later in the week she will join a line of people accessing a food bank for the first time in their lives.
Others get through the day on little more than coffee or a bread roll, going hungry to pay rent, electricity bills or buy their pets food.
A Senate committee, which launched an inquiry into the cost of living, has asked Australians to share their experiences and they have responded — more than 900 by the latest count.
They are struggling to afford the basics, at times going without food to make sure their loved ones can eat.
