The people struggling to make ends meet in a village deemed England's 'least deprived' area.
By Matt PreceyChristmas is looking "cold and very, very bleak", says Anne-Marie, a domestic abuse survivor who volunteers at her village's toy library.
The government's Indices of Multiple Deprivation uses seven categories to assess deprivation levels across the country including income, employment and people's health.But it does not feel that way to some who live in Prestwood.Sam and Anne-Marie are both regular users of the Prestwood foodbank "And keeping the heating on in this cold weather - so, electric, gas, all of that - the cost is a lot higher than it was.Local head teacher Amanda Cook says many residents are not aware of the deprivation in their midst
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