Coronavirus infection rates are continuing to plummet in all ten Greater Manchester boroughs - however one still has a rate higher than the national average, according to the latest available data.
Greater Manchester's street where families light their homes with candles because they can't afford electricity
09.04.2022 - 09:31 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
There’s a look of desperation in Angela Speak’s eyes. Sat on a bench in Bolton town centre, the single mother-of-two starts to cry. “There have been days where we’ve had no electric and we’ve had to use candles,” she says.
“A support worker gave us a Tesco voucher and we managed to get a trolley full of shopping – it was the biggest shop we’ve had in a long time. It was lovely putting things in the trolley that the kids asked to have. It was nice not having to worry.”
Before energy prices increased, one in five people were unable to afford their energy bills in Bolton , even if they cut back on other essentials. That figure is now expected to rise to one in three.
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The Citizens Advice Bury and Bolton helped 706 people between January 1 and March 20 this year – an increase of 31 per cent compared to 2021. Crisis support included emergency foodbank supplies and fuel vouchers.
Angela is one of thousands of mothers across Greater Manchester struggling with the rising cost of living. The 45-year-old, who lives in Horwich, was left to care for her sons alone following the death of her partner five years ago.
She doesn’t know how much longer her family can survive. "My bills are horrendous. My son is autistic and we're struggling – we're having to ask people for help,” she told the Manchester Evening News.
"It's embarrassing ringing the council and asking for help. There have been days where we have no electric and we've had to use candles because we couldn't get any help and there's nothing we could do. That's happened five times.
"It's horrible because you're just scraping by as it is.
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