More and more Leeds families are turning to the emergency support
dealt with 963 applications in August this year, compared to 434 in August 2021.
Most of the people now asking for help have “never previously applied to the scheme”, the report said. It added: “The most common reason for applying is due to the rising cost of living and applicant’s income no longer meeting their outgoings. Most of these requests are for emergency food or fuel.
“So someone earning £10,000 – they’re going to be in significant hardship. But you could earn just over that and we’d be denying help. We don’t want to be in that place now. You could be earning £20,000 and still be struggling in the current climate I would argue.”There was a 78 per cent jump in requests for help in the space of a single month alone
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