A woman pushing a baby in a pram passes by Barclays cash points, both boarded up and vandalised by graffiti, as a leading think tank predicts that surging rates of inflation and weak economic growth in the country could contribute towards a recession, with many households slipping into poverty on 10th May, 2022 in Leeds, United Kingdom. The National Institute of Economic and Social Research Niesr has said that a combination of shocks could leave the incomes of some permanently lower.