'I'm only having one meal a day': Life on the streets where people dread the day when help with energy bills stops
Under the warmth of an electric blanket, Carl Bradshaw lies alone on his sofa. All he has to eat is a two-day old Chinese takeaway.
The energy support scheme - the payments from the government intended to help with spiralling bills - is set to end in April - leaving households who are struggling to cope right now wondering how they will manage in the future. Like many families across Greater Manchester, Claire has her rent paid for through a housing benefit.
They may go towards paying rent where housing benefits or Universal Credit do not cover the full amount, or to cover the cost of other necessary housing expenses, such as rent deposits. Local housing allowance reforms account for 11% of claims, the benefit cap for 8%, and a combination of all three for 3%.
“I’m only having one meal a day – a snack and then dinner. It’s made me depressed. I have depression, but it’s made it worse. I’ve had to go back to the doctor and get a stronger prescription. Dad-of-two David Walch cares for his two-year-old disabled daughter Frankie at home. The tot has tuberous sclerosis – a rare, multi-system genetic disease that causes non-cancerous tumours to grow in the brain and on other vital organs such as the kidneys, heart, eyes, lungs and skin.
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