“They know mum might go without her tea to make sure they have something.” That’s the reality for children in Greater Manchester.
Headteacher Steve Marsland says he hears stories like this from young pupils all the time. "This summer is going to tip so many families living on the breadline over the edge,” the head at Russell Scott Primary School, in Denton, says.
And is it any wonder in Greater Manchester - a region where one in four children are living in poverty?
