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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
National
Sophie Halle-Richards

'I spent a day at the place you call if you're in debt. It was truly harrowing'

Hooked up to a headset in a call room where the phone line doesn't stop, Freya picks up a call from a desperate mum who says she doesn't know how to keep her child safe.

The parent tells the operator her daughter's medication has to be stored in a fridge, but she doesn't have the cash to top up the electricity on her prepayment meter.

Freya offers the woman a fuel voucher, and general advice about how she can manage her debt, but she knows it won't be enough to stop the terrifying situation happening again.

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