Fire chiefs around the country have also said that firefighters are increasingly having to use food banks
The chair of a Bulwell food bank says that a teacher recently used the service after having not eaten anything for three days. There have been warnings for months that the rising cost of household bills, particularly energy, will force more and more people to use food banks.
The service is run at the Crabtree Farm Community Centre, where a food bank is also situated. Maria Shakespeare MBE, the chair of the Crabtree Farm Community Centre, also expressed her view that the energy bill freeze would not be enough.She said: "A lady who works at a school came to the food bank. She hadn't eaten in three days. I said 'why didn't you come sooner?' It's because she was embarrassed.
. The national Fire Brigades' Union has said on the matter: "Firefighters urgently need the government and fire employers to get their act together and put forward a decent pay offer. Our members can't wait." But announcing her energy bill freeze in the House of Commons, Prime Minister Liz Truss said that long-term solutions to the energy crisis were also important. Ms Truss said: "I know businesses and families are very concerned about how they will get through this winter.
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