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Nicole Goodwin

North East reacts as energy price cap expected to rise by £830 to £2,800 in October

People won't be able to cope if the cost of living rises any further.

That's the warning from North East foodbanks after it was revealed that the energy price cap is expected to rise by a further £830 later this year and push millions of families into "fuel stress".

Newcastle West End Foodbank's Chief Executive, John McCorry, said the foodbank is already seeing the impact of a cost of living crisis and people are having to choose between "heating and eating". He added that additional price hikes would hit society's most vulnerable hard.

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