Families are facing difficult choices this winter as they will be forced to choose between heating or eating, community groups worry.
As the cost of living crisis continues, with concerns it will worsen over the next few months, many households will be finding themselves in hardship and needing much needed support. Already, some people are struggling with their mental health as they fear for the future.
One community group in Wirral, the Spider Project, is a creative arts and wellbeing recovery community project helping those through misuse abuse and mental health struggles. Business development manager Caroline Williams told the ECHO: "People come to us with all sorts of issues and we help people as much as we can here but we believe a network of support is important so we refer and signpost where appropriate.
