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'I won't be able to afford to eat before long'
Key takeaways
- A report by the South Cotswolds Foodbank has found more than a third of households in the area who are turning to foodbanks are doing so for the first time.
- Debbie Black, from Fairford in Gloucestershire, said she had not yet needed to use a foodbank but "might have to in the future".
- "With the heating going up and water bills rising, I won't be able to afford to eat before long," she said.
Daisy Bodkin Gloucestershire , Cirencester BBCDebbie Black said she may have to use a foodbank in the future Rising living costs, health challenges, and financial pressures continue to push people into hardship and food poverty, according to a foodbank.
A report by the South Cotswolds Foodbank has found more than a third of households in the area who are turning to foodbanks are doing so for the first time.
Debbie Black, from Fairford in Gloucestershire, said she had not yet needed to use a foodbank but "might have to in the future".
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