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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
National
Emma Gill

Mums on the edge, hunger and rats - the families trying to hold it together and the schools trying to help

"I'm worried that my mum's going to give up."

The heartbreaking words of a child to staff at their school sum up the struggle too many Greater Manchester families face in 2022.

Parents across the region are fighting to hold it together. Fighting to give their kids the comfortable and safe life they deserve.

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