An 11-year-old girl gives up her pocket money each week to help pay for food, her mum says. Single mother Victoria says she skips meals and has been forced to survive on her children's leftovers as she struggles to make ends meet during the cost of living crisis.
She can't work because she is a full-time carer for a five-year-old with serious health conditions and gets around £300 a week in benefits. The mum-of-four recently had to borrow money from her young daughter to pay for basics and a five-pound food bank fee, leaving her feeling "ashamed".
Victoria says her eldest daughter Keira donates her pocket money every week to help with buying milk, bread and other essentials. After donating money she got for her birthday from her nan, Kiera has promised to also hand over any cash she gets for Christmas.
