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Birmingham Post
Birmingham Post
Business
Tom Pegden

The Derby companies helping the most vulnerable stay warm and fed this winter

Businesses across Derby have gone above and beyond to help the most vulnerable as they try to get through the cost of living crisis this winter.

With the cost of the weekly shop soaring, temperatures dropping and gas and electricity prices at record highs, more and more families are struggling to stay warm and feed their families.

Between them the local companies raised £28,000 for a campaign launched by city council community homes provider Derby Homes to buy 500 slow cookers, 500 air fryers and 500 electric blankets/throws which are now being delivered to residents across the city.

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