'I have nothing but a kettle and it's freezing cold'
Inside Mitchell's dingy box room, there's no Christmas tree or decoration in sight - just a bed, sink, toilet and a kettle. A tiny heater provides the only bit of warmth from the frost outside.
On December 1, he was given a room at the Rams Lodge in Fallowfield - one of the B&Bs used by Manchester council as a last resort to house the city's homeless. After reading Kim's harrowing story, Mitchell felt compelled to reach out to the Manchester Evening News , and share his own distressing experience of living in a B&B this Christmas.
Mitchell says he has desperately looked into other options, but with the average cost to rent a property in the city peaking at £1,127 per month, he says he doesn't stand a chance. "I'm not allowed any visitors at all, it's like a prison," he says. "My girlfriend is my main support system and helps me with everything. It makes it so much harder that she's not around.
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