Referrals for help with rising living costs in Dorset are already at record levels ahead of winter.
Referrals for help with the rising cost of living are already at record levels ahead of winter, charities have said.
A senior CAB worker said in 30 years she had never seen the situation so bad - with those on low incomes and with poor health and disabilities generally suffering the most. "I haven't seen people so close to the edge as in the last couple of years - some are literally hanging on by their fingertips." Councillor Laura Beddow, who is responsible for communities at Dorset Council, called the situation "disgraceful" but said the authority was doing all it could.
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