£14.21 in 2021. £24.25 today. Same six items. Since 2021, the state pension has risen 34%, average pay around 31% and most working-age benefits 28%, all broadly in line with official inflation of 29%. So on paper, incomes have kept up. But everyday staples have risen much faster. Olive oil is up 116%, beef mince 61%, eggs 57%, pasta 55%, chocolate 51% and milk 46%. Grow the 2021 cost of this bag by any of those income rises and you still come up more than £5 short, whether you’re a pensioner, a worker or claiming benefits. That’s because official inflation is an average across hundreds of items, including things most of us rarely buy. The prices we pay every week are the ones we notice, and they’ve outpaced everyone’s income. 2021 prices are estimates based on national average price rises for each item category, and prices in your local shop will vary. These items were chosen to show some of the biggest risers since 2021. Today’s total includes one Nectar price. This is general information, not financial advice. What’s gone up the most in your weekly shop? Tell me what you paid then and what you pay now. Sources: Sainsbury’s Stroud receipt, October 2026; AJ Bell analysis of ONS CPI data, July 2021 to July 2026; ONS Consumer Price Inflation, April 2026; ONS Average Weekly Earnings, June 2021 and June 2026; DWP benefit and state pension uprating rates 2021/22 to 2026/27 — @antonia_investing TikTok