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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Mark Brown North of England correspondent

‘We’re in a hellhole’: Newcastle food bank struggles with drop in donations

Newcastle West End food bank
Newcastle West End food bank has been giving out about 2,000 food parcels a month since June, 400 more than the previous average. Photograph: Christopher Thomond/The Guardian

Jenny estimates she eats four days a week, if she’s lucky. She’s clearly underweight and worryingly thin but she’s not the priority, she said. “I will go without to let my kids have.”

She lives in a house with her children and grandchildren, including a young baby who, at the moment, is always cold. They wrap themselves in quilts to keep warm. “I daren’t put the heating on. I get a little heater out for the bairn. He’s absolutely gorgeous but I am panicking … his little hands are cold. The house is absolutely freezing.”

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