PLEASE DONATE NOW SO WE CAN HELP PEOPLE IN CORNWALL STRUGGLING TO GET BY
The funds raised by the Poverty Hurts appeal will enable us to provide grants to grassroots charities and community organisations who are facing increased demand for their support due to the rising household costs faced by people across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.
Energy bills hitting £2,800 this winter will see 9.6 million households in England (41%) fall into fuel stress, whereby they spend a tenth or more of after housing costs incomes on energy bills. While everyone will face high inflation this year, the Resolution Foundation reports severe fuel stress will be highly concentrated at the bottom of the income spectrum.
Cornwall has 17 council wards in the 20% most deprived in England. The cost of living crisis is creating a perfect storm for many people in Cornwall.
Gill Pipkin, Chief Executive of Citizens Advice Cornwall (CAC) confirms, " Many who were 'just about managing' are now unable to pay essential households bills, buy food and run a car. We are seeing more people who, with every bit of income we can find for them through grants and benefits, just can't make ends meet each month and there is worse to come."
Monique Collins, Manager of the Drop in and Share Centre in Newquay, adds “We at DISC have seen a 300% increase in demand for cooked meals as well as vegetables and fruit. Our electric top ups have trebled and we have to deal with more and more people facing eviction and debt.”
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