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Samuel Port

Leeds mum who 'can't afford Tesco any more' had to ask Jobcentre for clothes

A Leeds mum can't afford to buy workwear for a new job or even afford to shop in Tesco as the cost of living crisis continues to rear its ugly head.

Shoppers travels from miles around to the big Tesco in Seacroft. But one woman living in the area has had to avoid the massive food outlet at all costs.

Leeds teaching assistant Jodie Davies, who is a mum-of-one, can no longer afford to shop there. With three-year-old daughter Willow in tow, she was visiting the Seacroft Jobcentre to apply for money to buy work wear.

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