A Consett mum has told of her despair that despite working all of her life, she is still struggling to make ends meet.
Pip Moreton, 42, who lives in the Moorside area of the town, says she is terrified of what the future holds for herself and her eight-year-old daughter when the fuel price cap rises to nearly £2000 a year in April.
Pip, who works part time as a school cook, had to self-isolate five times during the pandemic, but was only eligible for the Covid Self-isolation Support Grant on one occasion, which, she says, has left a £2000 hole in her budget that she can't see any way to fill.
