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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Hannah Al-Othman North of England correspondent

‘People have been pushed to the brink’: welfare cuts spark fear in Blackpool

Victoria Blakeman, chief executive at the Big Food Project in Blackpool, stands next to a crate of food in a warehouse
Victoria Blakeman, chief executive at the Big Food Project, says the cuts will make it harder for people to eat properly in Blackpool. Photograph: Christopher Thomond/The Guardian

“It’s not very helpful really,” says Owen Sandford, 27, of the government’s spring statement. “I understand they’ve got a tough job, but we’ve got a tougher job trying to survive.”

Sandford is in receipt of universal credit and has been applying for work – but he is struggling.

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