We asked people on the streets how they're coping. It took five minutes before someone cried
Over the last year, the Manchester Evening News' Paige Oldfield has visited towns across Greater Manchester to find out how people are coping with the cost of living crisis. During that time, shemet a man who hadn’t eaten for three days. Sheconsoled a sobbing mother forced to light her home using candles.
Glancing down at his gurgling baby boy, Anthony Warburton wipes a tear from his cheek. “I have no money in the bank,” he says as his voice begins to crack. “I haven’t got two pennies to rub together.” READ MORE: Devastated woman, 36, can eat nothing but soup and faces £7k bill after smashing teeth in 'terrible accident'
“I have a stair lift at home, a wet room and a mobility scooter. I’m scared of using it – it’s all electric. I’m charging the scooter all the time. “They just keep breaking,” she added. “Even just eating a sandwich, they break. I’m in constant agony. It’s expensive just trying to find something I can eat. Then I have to get to hospital appointments – some are in Rochdale. It costs £15 to get there and £15 to come back. I just haven’t got a spare £30.”
The 60-year-old, who lives in Oldham, is unable to work due to suffering a brain injury five years ago. Tony was in Manchester city centre when he fell and hit his head, leaving him with short-term memory loss, permanent headaches and blackouts.
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