In an empty market opposite the Morrisons superstore in Wednesbury, a small town amid the West Midlands urban sprawl, a tiny mobile outpost of the local Citizens Advice charity is hard at work, offering practical support to a stream of people who pitch up seeking respite from the grim challenges of poverty and the cost of living crisis.
These are the kind of unhappy tales – of debt, unemployment, benefits and housing problems – that often go unheard, or are ignored, until they balloon out of control, by which time it can be too late. But this time there is help at hand.
