A South Tyneside food bank has said that summer holidays are off the table for many struggling North East families due to the cost of living crisis.
Hebburn Helps appeared during a segment on ITV ’s Good Morning Britain, in which presenter Katy Rickitt explained that many families with children will be “dreading” the upcoming summer holidays due to financial struggles. The charity has already seen demand surge by 37% since Covid began, and are expecting even more people to turn to them throughout the holidays.
Asked how worried she was about the surge in demand for food banks in recent months, Hebburn Helps co-founder Angie Comerford said: “It’s a massive concern - it has been a slow and steady rise for the last couple of years. The stories that we’re hearing of people coming through the door - people are living in despair right about now.
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