In Carla Hazlett’s home in Bootle, curtains have been hung above the doors to try and keep in as much heat in as possible - with heating only able to be used for as little as an hour a day.
The 47 year old lives in what she describes as an “old build” with her eight children, three of which she says are disabled. “This is the most challenging period there's ever been,” she tells the ECHO, “you have to freeze to feed your kids.”
Carla is one of around 90 members who are doing a weekly shop at the Indy Pantry on Balliol Road, Bootle. There, people can sign up to the scheme and pay between £3.50 and £5 for a collection of items totalling roughly over £20.
