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Families forced to ditch soap powder and cleaning products due to soaring energy bills

Under pressure people in Merseyside are being forced to go to new lengths to ensure they can survive the cost of living crisis with some even now showering infrequently to keep bills down

Daily Mirror · Aug 21, 2022

Hot water, soap powder and the sacrifices being made so people can eat and pay bills

Households in Merseyside are being put under increasing pressure as the cost of living crisis deepens

Liverpool Echo · Aug 21, 2022

Town rated 'same as Windsor' where families rely on food banks and watch TV in the dark

Bootle has been rated in the same category as upmarket areas including Cambridge and the City of London in the support it receives from the government's levelling up fund

Daily Mirror · Aug 13, 2022

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Merseyside’s ‘Windsor’ where people watch TV in the dark and struggle to feed their children

In the Government’s eyes, Bootle is on a par with Windsor, Cambridge and the City of London when it comes its need for support, but the reality on the ground says different

Liverpool Echo · Aug 13, 2022

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