A pensioner has been forced to use her free bus pass to keep her warm in the winter and scour the shelves for yellow sticker food to survive as the heartbreaking consequences of the crippling cost of living crisis are laid bare.
Linda Foster, 73, says she had "pulled herself up" to make a good living for herself and her children but in later life has suddenly been confronted with tough decisions to keep food on the table.
She told LincolnshireLive : "Well, all the food has gone up tremendously and when you live on a pension you've got to take that into consideration.
