“You feel guilty because you have to rely on family and foodbanks,” Zowie Dunn says as she shelters her baby from the baking hot sun. “You feel like a burden.”
The mum-of-three is out shopping in Bury town centre on the hottest day of the year so far. While the family would like to treat themselves to some new clothes, second-hand is all they can afford at the moment.
Like thousands across Greater Manchester, the 34-year-old has found herself making cutbacks as the cost of living continues to surge. “I’ve used the food bank on occasion but now I’m using it more than ever before,” she adds.
