A city councillor is pleading for ‘ring-fenced’ cash for social supermarkets to be released to ease the cost of living burden on families heading towards Christmas.
Newry, Mourne and Down District Council (NMDDC) rep, David Lee-Surginor (Alliance) is urging the Department for Communities to release over £100,000 of funding for the discount outlets amid the ongoing cost of living crisis.
A ‘social supermarket’ is a shop that can sell products reduced in price by up to 70% to members who are at risk of food poverty. The main difference between a social supermarket and a foodbank is that the new scheme includes wrap-around services in conjunction with food supply.
