It’s a bright summer’s day in Yorkshire, but Bev Rhodes is watching the sun from a corner of her dark bedroom.
The 58-year-old grandmother is often trapped in bed by physical and mental health conditions which affect her movement. Like so many people, she and husband William, also 58, are struggling to buy food and fuel.
“We just can’t manage,” she says, as her eyes fill with tears. “It’s impossible. I get PIP and some other benefits but by the time we’ve paid the bills there is nothing left.”
