A father who recently lost his job has spoken about the time he cried after having to use a food bank for the first time and eating one meal a day as he feels he “does not deserve” to eat as much amid the ongoing cost-of-living crisis.
The PA news agency has been contacting some of those hit hardest by the cost-of-living crisis, including Wayne Baker, 38, who lives in Thurrock, Essex, with his partner Zoe, 32, a part-time child carer, and his 12-year-old son Cody. Wayne lost his job in construction as a hod carrier in November 2022.
He said: “I went in to work one day on a Wednesday and around half the team lost their jobs – we went from a team of 48 to a team of 22. I had worked there for eight/nine years, so it was a bit of a shock to the system.
