As the school summer holidays near, many families are looking forward to days out and trips abroad. But on the streets of Harpurhey - one of the most deprived areas in the UK - the looming summer break is being viewed with anxiety and dread.
Here, the cost of living crisis has bitten hard. Rather than fretting about queues at Manchester Airport, parents say they are more concerned about putting food on the table.
During term time, a large proportion of children in this part of this city rely on free school meals. Across Manchester as a whole, 40.9pc of children (37,502) qualified for free school meals as of January - a figure likely to have increased further as inflation continues to soar.
