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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
National
Claire Donnelly & Patrick Edrich

Plumber 'cries every day' over what he sees in people's homes

A man who runs a charity to help people keep their boilers running during the cost of living crisis said he's "never seen things this bad".

James Anderson is the founder of DEPHER (Disabled and Elderly Heating Emergency Repairs) - a charity set up to help people keep their their boilers and heating running. In the face of soaring fuel and food costs the charity does much more than that - filling empty fridges and cupboards, paying bills and bailiffs and even buying nappies.

James said he cries everyday when he sees people driven to suicide and despair by the crisis. He said: "I cry every day. I've never seen things this bad."

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