January is always one of the busiest months for food banks, Tom says. In the first few weeks that follow Christmas, finances are typically tight, he explains.
But this January was the busiest ever at Wythenshawe Foodbank with more food parcels provided in one month alone than there were in the first two months last year. Manager Tom Allan is worried that things will only get worse.
"If people can't afford to make ends meet now," the 28-year-old asks apprehensively, "what are they going to do when energy bills go up again in April?"
