This in the u. K. Rising energy costs and a high inflation rate, a leading to social tension. The worsening situation is also affecting the middle cost is more and more people are no longer prepared to stand by and watch the government, the fun. The Central Services in the u. K. Almost one in for more than 15000000 people now live below the poverty society. Is eroding what will happen next to the same time the world 6th largest economy is seeing and historically low Unemployment Rate of 3. 8 percent. Its home to a thriving entrepreneurial environments. A wealthy up a cost in 171000000000 s. But millions of people can no longer pay them bills despite working hard. Be in work for us slaving away. Just to make ends meet the case welfare system is collapsing. Domini benefits of being caused by 50 percent in the last decade. Social inequality is at its most extreme since the 2nd world war, the consequences are catastrophic. They just stopped to support us for no stone when he died. Because of how the state is treating Vulnerable People just shouldnt happen. The government to pay is useless, a growing number of citizens initiatives that taking social justice into their own hands. More people depend on food banks than ever before. Many Public Services have been scrapped and private citizens of filling the gaps west state support is lacking. Good morning, im a volunteer. I dont get paid anything. If nothing is done to tackle poverty and help the u. K. Swelling ranks of socially disadvantaged, some are predicting a humanitarian catastrophe. The a 40 minute drive from Central London lights and bounce. It has a population of 38000. 00. Its a quiet, suburban commuter tom put on monkey days for anyone talks about his installation. Within a year, food prices have risen by 14 percent, the steepest rise since 2008. Naomi and stuart both have good jobs. But when they do that shopping, they keep a close eye on prices. Same thing. Im always comparing on the how expensive it is now compared to how it was 6 or 12 months ago. And things have come more expensive. And theres also less choices. Well, we cant afford to say not based diligence. Now we need to be a little bit more careful with what we spend our money on, especially now, and weve got space as the nation reels from the cost of living crisis. A new mono was crowned earlier this year. I hope that hes thinking this is crazy whats coming on. We need to really help help and change the way the country is being governed. The moment, however, i suspect very late too, will be done. There a typical middle class family, they own their own home. I mean, it has a Managerial Position with a comm manufacturer. Stuart is a computer dealer. They have a combined income of roughly 3500. 00 pounds a month and arent used to having to worry too much about money. But now theyve started saving on eating. We go its not very often harrys it does because we only have one room at the time. So my other hoff, hes working in the kitchen at the moment. Um and so the right data has been on indicates in just this morning for an hour now with being very, very careful because the price keeps on going up. Naomis Maternity Leave is over, but shes reluctant to go back to walk because a couple of comments of old child care assistance. Alexandra is in the same boat. Come in to put the hating on for an hour. Alexandra is a Civil Servant at the ministry of justice, but she and her husband come to forward a childs mind to either. So now the does switch to part time work. So they can look off to the children themselves. So 2 children during the School Holidays they told mine to would have cost me a 120. 00 pounds. My next pay for day, isabel sites. Pounds. It doesnt make sense to me to look job kind of costs. So basically forcing her out of work for the 1st time in 25 years, alexandra is struggling financially automatic withdrawal now. And im trying to cut things the way, right . Just me very anxious actually. I know there are people in a much worse situation. The may spots on what so hold for that. And if a woman cannot be a professional and afford to live in a house and have the hasting on occasionally when its cold and to play with the children. And then the something royce is that something is not working well, the middle classes are feeling the pinch working class families are increasingly desperate. A backbone in the north west of england. His home to some of the countrys most deprive diaries, one of his best known landmarks is a replica, iphone tower. The popular see side result attracts towards that visit as every year the the way i am show them history about to go which home food. So did you call the 18000000 taurus . So yeah, they come. So blank phone tower but also the beach. The p is the from fans and the ok to in the theres a bit like the las vegas thing. The, the honda of battle is the golden miles a see from, from an out lined with attractions restaurants. And susan has shown it dates back to the mid 19th century. The defense base, it is what was in the local mines, factories and text on males, off to the 2nd world war. And until the 1980s flagpole was the thriving seaside results, the features were always crowned. But when low cost in lines began to boom, the towns declined began, which is to risk salt to define to sunny beaches on the opposite side of the world. Instead, the black pool, it marked the end of the golden era. Today every touch on still depends on the tourism. Locals dread the onset of winter they so todd, hard to get what he a lot of shops closed down with that. And then obviously they real simple. Everyones looking for what comes on the last day of summer. The town ok is, is a big fireworks display on the beach that attracts tens of thousands of visitors every year. One last to the wrong people, when to it last 6 months here and leaves thousands homeless not far from the prominent. Theres a very Different Bank pools. Deborah liked dilapidated hotels and abandoned shops. Most of the 10 most deprived neighborhoods in england are in black pool. One of the only places that keeps it signed the top in winter is this Community Cafe, the mock butcher bronzer soup kitchen. Homeless people will say guys only about 5 minutes now. 51 year old mark opens his doors to the towns. Bowers residents twice a week to night. Over 20 people of waiting for a free meal. Because sitting down board said good because its all good. Come on. Come on low. If youre a youre welcome as well. Come on. Tonight at this place will probably save 10 percent of the community. That was savvy, theyll be homeless. The rest of the people just show me that probably way to to get paid. Its probably either big electric field folders or not feed is itself. Its not just happening in blackboard, in the u. K. Of a 9000000 people. Nearly 4000000 children are afflicted by food insecurity. Denied the pizza. 50. Not at the Community Cafe for many like becky husband and 2 children. This is the highlighted family. The right, thats the only limited time for you combinations. Yeah, weve met quite long people that are in the same situation. Never take for granted no more because the volumes to system to finance the Charity Project is restaurants paying customers combine an extra pizza that will go to one of the homeless customers. So if they told me to pay a piece of full or they know the bills, so its, it makes you feel secure when you give in. Then youll give it to somebody whos going to need a bill and what we should have to pay. It says type the customers name. No, this isnt praise. Be paid for your pizza. This tonight, a whole be paid for by strangers box project is working so well that the Amazing Grace soup kitchen has become one of the main charities in blackboard. For 100 people a week, get a free meal here, and demand is growing. To mock, its become a personal mation. A big lights on my shoulders because if i dont get enough food, people they go home great. These days, the pizza shaft is always busy. But just like, oh, just a few years ago hed never have dreamt. But this is what it end up doing. The grew up in a run down on to blank. Cool. Joins us that, shakira. With the industrialization swent the north of england and unemployment was rampant. He and his family, when known criminals were the lick my long hair, was cold, the butchers. Why shouldnt i was butcher. So it was cold, the bushes install offered patsy. Crime you, stanley bike. Shell rubbing cause and then you move on. You move the the ladder, you go from one stage to another. And so thats what happened. Dislike is all the cheaper its best. But his life took a different time. When his profit david, an addict, was murdered in a drunk deals, the show my pros, a die. I watched the hell on a shy lift. You know a life of hell, really. As a young boy, girl. I know. Thats what im glad that you. I made a choice when i was 34 years of age to change everything off to the death of his problem to mock turn to religion and christianity. 18 years later, hes a different person. But hes seen firsthand what poverty can lead to. And thats partly what drives his charity work. The ashton underlines on the outskirts of manchester is home to a population of 43000. The former colton weaving capital up the u. K. It was a todd by d industrialization. Its jump center became the 1st in the u. K. To experiment with universal credits, a single beneficial to combine 6 in total, including job seekers, allowance and housing benefits. That was in 2013, under David Camerons conservative governments, the introduction of universal credit, broad radical changes to the benefit system, journalist and local activists. Charlotte hughes was outraged a story. Even in spite of film that my cell phone can launch, the right to nfl make us can communicate with many used parts of the a script to the so part of the so based on some things the height i draw about the jump sensor, the wind, charlotte stores a elena was 6 months pregnant, the drum center impose the benefits sanction when she sent her pregnancy men she couldnt take out any unpaid labor required in return. The benefits Charlotte Hughes has been fighting the governments department. The welcome engines ever since the dont be surprised if they found the police. Charlotte and the youngest daughter to lula had been protesting outside ashtons jump center every thursday for 8 years. Since the government to reform job centers are responsible, not only for processing benefits for the unemployed, but also for pregnant women, families and disabled people as well as housing benefits. A one stop shop for those in need of welfare cellphone that does that best . No, its also sean lot isnt allowed in. So she distributes leaflets outside. Should i put my foot and life without the least light contains information on how to change the jump centers. Decisions in cost, say go to the jump sensor. Luckily slipped by. So people tell you what they dont sell you. Good books, good luck. The most important thing is, is that when you make a claim from the job center and you dont talk to those tribunal, what just in this case, youve got all the proof that youve got all the evidence. Shawn off is campaigning against the job centers, arbitrary re sanctions imposed at the discretion of the individual caseworkers in which often lead people pen. Unless this man had his payments suspended just because he missed the phone call and explain to him. Most of the households pay more about the bank because they will be paid was talking to you. No question. Can you dont answer phone calls to get call. They dont get my case. If youve got any money in the struggle. All they care about is you doing what they tell you to, you dont do what they tell you, they dont say or ive sometimes the jump sense of fails to take into account a claimant state of health. Like in the case of this man who has a Walking Stick with them, i like it. I see my legs. Yeah. Juice associated because of this old bed boxes that you can go. Ive got a bolting desk. Almost 5. I know a legs outside of a corp, on a rich palm. I a 3 years of my life on fall asleep home the week as a disabled month. I cant feed myself. Theres no clue about how these people have to of to devises. No clue about the medical conditions that employed to make them fits what its estimated that universal credit has pushed 1500000 people into poverty since its introduction in ashtons 10 years ago. One thing is certain, since the various social Welfare Benefits were matched into one, the number of food banks in the country has risen sharply 10 years ago that were roughly 50 across the country. Today, theyre all over 2800. 00, including the one run by mach butcher in black pool, as well as haul to meals. He and his team now also make food console as the Homeless People full of these bugs for cooking. These blue box off of people who are genuinely homeless on the street. They have no cooking facilities. People can also pick up hygiene kids. Here in england, one in 5 can no longer a thoughts isaac toiletries. These items have been donated by companies and private individuals. The volunteers often surprised by what people bring in to come on died. Um, which is funeral. The dispute last assumed is like the wrong then throw the food away staples. If everythings welcome, the black pole food bank can barely keep up with them on the well makes these developments sold. The more shocking is that the government knew full well. That Charity Initiative would have to fill the bridge in 2010 at the height. To then Prime MinisterDavid Camerons austerity measures the conservative leader pushed ahead with the universal credit plan. Despite the sweeping costs to wealth that entails, according to the n g o Human Rights Watch benefits for families and children were caught by 44 percent to sweeten the bill to promote at the concepts of big society the big so. So heres about a huge culture change with people in the everyday lives, in the homes, in the neighborhoods, in the what places, good always to and 2 officials, local authorities or Central Government offices to the problems they face. But instead, feel both free and powerful enough to help themselves and the own communities. The former Prime Minister visited parents in spring 2021. And we took the opportunity to ask him about his social policy a few days before the interview between the pictures of himself, helping out at the food bank. The piece. Both of us have any criticized, especially by labor and p, as are also to on the u. K, many people have said that the big society was a cover for austerity measures. I. Thats all thats often said, i think it simply dont true. Whoever had been Prime Minister in 2010 would have had to take difficult decisions. I dont deny that. And actually we reduce the budget deficit by 2 thirds. We ended up with the Fastest Growing economy in the g 7. We created 2 and jobs and minimal businesses. You know, we recovered the u. K, calling me about poverty increased. Well, thats not true. I think look, that has been an increase in the use of food banks. Im positive. That is because the previous government, before me, they did not allow the jump centers to refer people to food banks. They didnt want the bad publicity. I think that is bad. You know, if people need help, you should direct them to where there is help available. And my government let that happen. David cameron is convinced that people should be grateful that his policies enabled those, they need to get help from food banks. A view that suggests he knows little about the economic realities faced by millions of freedoms. This evening, graham, an army veteran, is in the queue outside marks, food bank, and bank to wire here. After watching all my life, while im reading several and past the office. Im not sure as active on myself, just sufficient scientist, i could actually stay under now 58. His descent into poverty came out of the blue. Before the pandemic, a grain wilson worked in the construction industry. But when covet hits, he went bankrupt. He moved tobacco to get back on his face, the message basically what they call a shitty, a flat, which is open plan loving it in bedroom is the one place catching it at. Obviously graham used to um the equivalent of 2000 euros a month. Now he lives on that 400. You wrote Unemployment Benefits once hes paid his rent, he has just enough to buy food. So he and his duncan 84 to 8 is flat, like 16000000 others here in the u. K. Hes facing waltz spring, dumped the 8. 00 oh 8. 00 dial emma had never understood to 10 sheets for each. So youve got to where do you do it . In the daytime its 15 degrees celsius in the flat. But the 9th it goes down to 8 degrees. Last jacket, half a dust. So since 6 oclock this 140, well not most of the jump up and t shirts so that i could leave that fired off. Its a small fun, utah doesnt really heated in believe im not type this 10 page. Graham knows that exactly because he has a pre payment meter, he has to pay the energy up front. The damages supply us with committed and sec, where they call the data, which means the 10 and just to p for these out as a tape before he actually sees it. He didnt have a choice. If customers dont pay that bills on time, the Energy Supply is automatic in store a pre payment meter. 4000000 british households now have one of the few days later we meet graham again. He has to go to a nearby shop to get his prepayment, meet a key top top 10. Your top mileage has a all for me. Will you please . I get a look at a lot trying to please call me please. Thank you. Thank 20 pounds of electricity loss graham. Full days everyone in britain is paying more for electricity these days, but households with these pay as you meters, a 10 percent more than others. Why . If im paying them in advance, why am i going to pay them more . Then the people who have quite rel safe, quite honestly. I know its the lowest class people and they have nothing. They get no concessions, nothing whatsoever. For the time being, graham can still afford to pay for his electricity, but winter is just around the corner. And here in the north of england, it can be bit to the county. If people cant afford to heat that homes, the house can end up suffering. The volunteer fleetwood on the irish c as a population of 25000 used to be reasonably prosperous thanks to the fishing industry. But today the situation is bleak. The annual per capita income is 3400. 00 pounds below the national average. Life expectancy is just 70 years, 10 years less than in the rest of the country. Thats down to a variety of poverty or abuse induced health disorders. That some doctors are even dot ship line syndrome. The best okay. Yeah, i saw perfectly ok. Mark spencer has been a dont to in a local Health Center for 30 years. People that we see have multiple Health Problems on and youll see that in, in, in this advantage, communities with poverty, people live with multiple long term conditions. So it have diabetes, heart disease, youve had a stroke, the rates of depression, twice the england average the u. K. Is National Health system, the n h s isnt particularly helpful in pool areas. It might be free, but on average patients have to wait 13 weeks to get an appointment with a doctor. Hi lisa, this mike. Dave and then dont those practices are so busy. The consultations have to be brief, even for seriously ill patients, like lisa who has cancer and pneumonia the best i can, you really weighs the on you really lazy patients. So suppose to stick to one problem consultation policy regardless of the severity of the condition. Mm hm. But dont dispense, it doesnt have time to listen according to an a chance rules. Patients get a 10 minutes off with a g p that shows have been in any of the industrialized nation. So 10 minutes includes reading the notes, seeing the patients writing the notes all of that in 10 minutes. And again, if you noticed the main problem with lisa was her infection, but she also wanted to talk about a hearing. And so lots of people will come in on site as well as well as well as well. Talk to Spencer Gifts lisa and the prescription, but he cant examine how he is. Like many of his colleagues he dispense of the situation is often come close to giving out. The death of a young patient who suffered from alcoholism. Spot him on. I said to him, if, if you dont stop drinking is going to kill you. And he said to me, he said, i know youre trying to help me. Bull, this is not the soul of dying. That stresses me. Is the soul of living. A tragic but not uncommon story. Studies show that a lack of social and economic prospect. The key role in suicide overdose is an cirrhosis. Dr. Spencer used to prescribe patients medication as a matter of cost, but then in 5 by some of his precision colleagues began prescribing more unconventional treatments. Yeah, i think was football stadium, people, todays method of combating ship lice syndrome into practice. This is the walking football comp for elderly. Not especially as when i take many, many a hit on the instructions of doctor spencer, whose prescribed ex assigned scroll to the doctor, works with a professional coach which i remember walking football, full torch non contact. Enjoy yourselves fellows to talk to, spencer is convinced that the therapeutic benefits of exercise and activity is founded in organization that office 77 Different Health promoting activities from yoga, softening testing. Ive seen lots of people come to activities like this on over time. Can stop taking some of that medication, you become more active, you become more engaging in other people. Your, your self confidence improves. Uh, you know, that you know that during the cold interval, let me probably let me join it. That fast, fast a because self confidence is improving. The james, the sports content, present, lifeline off to his wife. Died. Marriage butcher better. I can speak to faith fuller. Well, before our close you know, i just shot away. I went to corners 2 months in a faithful. Oh no, i can talk to anybody. Pete is 73 and has lost 20 kilos. The county imagine life without this bolts comp anymore. Ive had heart issues and this is a great school that you can still like. What would you say would be the state of your house if you were not playing football . And i dont think of profitably they seriously though. Yeah, i dont think youd be on this blog and a glimmer of hope for dr. Spencer and his ongoing struggle to save the poorest from dying to soon a number of politicians are becoming increasingly alarmed about the Health Consequences of years of all steroids imagines some blame the conservative government, the causing the depths of hundreds of people in the house of commons deserted as it is, opposition . Labor m p. W. Abrahams, for example, raises the issue. This is a scandal. Is this terrible things . Of course, your citizens who are dying as a result of policies implemented by this government . According to a b, b, c, investigation. The strain on the welfare system has cost the lives of at least a 150. 00 people. Despite this w abraham, is these calls for a paula mentoring inquiry have gone unanswered and we dont know how many people have taken a live have died as a consequence of this. This is why we need this independent inquiry, and ive been pushing todays for a number of years. Im not going to to, to give off the m p is known some of the families of these people personally for years. Philip a day, a 27 year old single mother took own life in 2019 after a long struggle with a benefit system. I didnt quest found nearly 30 instances where systemic errors had tried to failure, as by benefits. Officials in the past is not the only such case says arrow arrow died, starvation, yes, gets a free and youre good for it. Mentions knew that. And so they basically sent, in like has to show that he, he needed to attend assessments and when he didnt reply, he was so mentally on. Well, they just stopped to support. He was for no stone when he died. This is a how the state is treating the people that just shouldnt happen. Project consequences of costs and public spending. This is also affected another sector. In the 19 ages, the Central Government initiated a massive privatization of public transport. As a result of a 25 percent of bus routes with discontinued, especially in rural areas, 10000000 people a quarter with whom are over 65 live in rural areas in the u. K. Often the nearest delta is a good hour away. This isolation has been exacerbated by the lack of Boss Services in cumbria, bordering scotland. Citizens have found that own solution of this blue many balance which travels along the country roads is now the only link between villages its run by volunteers this morning. Katrina is at the wheel. A Civil Servant who has been retired for 3 years. Also on board is neil one of the managers of fell run a, the charity that runs the boss. Good morning. Can i help you with the all right. The project is run by volunteers. That means the bounce back can be kept a jump to pounds enough to pay for petrol and maintenance. See if the boss drive is what paid . The operating costs would be too high and the service would have to be discontinued on. Im a volunteer, i dont get paid anything. And i absolutely love it. And i think its a really important thing to do for the community, to be honest. With 25. 00 after a quite a long Training Program of 8 weeks, theyve passed all the tests and theyll be let loose with the passengers. And the next few weeks fell around a sense of region. The size of lock some bug with full, many bounces like this one and transport. 10000. 00 passengers a year. Many elderly people who rely on public transport and community so they guarantee your muscles. Without this boss, what would you have done . Could you go . Could you go because i dont drive so its good. Yes. The volunteers do more than just very the passengers about this morning. Neil is worried about an elderly lady hasnt seen for a while. Shell just go and check that shes ok. All right. Ok. Thanks. Dear good morning morning i just to say i was, oh, im so sorry to have bothered you the drivers role, gentlemen and ladies these and im very, very pleased to be able to use it not coming today for people in remote areas. Such surfaces are crucial that were reportedly over 6000 volunteer run past surfaces across england. But how sustainable all these initiatives, how long will citizens be able to make up for the failings of the state . The graham situation has improved. He has regular work and hes paid 80 pounds a day. Danny, by the 28th of a small construction company, is keen to help create jobs here. And one of the poor is towns in england. I am positive on visionaire a need for employment, so my biggest reasons why i employed it may be old, full full la fox. I think in this game it can, it can do the work you can do it. Dani employees, 3 people. He specializes in renovation. Work and theres a lot of to mom his skills, according to officials because one in full privately rented flats in england is considered inadequate. Today dining and graham a renovating the kitchen of an elderly woman and her disabled son. But the case, thank you. Youre very welcome for it can be affordable for those by clean, probably. Okay. Especially with somebody about to say, i would offer people with around least the 1st of the pension and the pensions allow mentions and must simply allow that hes done. He understands the point if hes poor a customers. He asks them to pay for materials, but he finances the labor graham also understands how important it is to help people to dish a few different. I know youre new to this new mentality and look at what you can get of the state of where you can take that kindness is exemplary. If this is want, David Cameron meant by the big society, it comes at a huge price dining and graham has spent a whole morning working for nothing. And its a lovely gesture. They cant really afford his time. His wife on caesars ward, she looks off to the 2 children. And does the Company Accounts . Shes just had some bad news from the bank. Opening balance. You owe 500 pounds. The Company Account is the drone. Don, hes going to have to make some constant nations shall come what we should pay fist. So we need to do this by the 24th. If we manage to get this other job, hopefully it will be like a few days wait one to it takes a massive hit on those as a family and those are the business. And this is one of the reasons why were in a position where i think a lot of the times weve had to lead to be a bit more like separate sometimes, like we have to make money on these, this work. So we have to start to quote more for jobs for these hodge, because especially in black pool, the couple know they cant raise prices if they want to help people who are struggling. But they also need to make a living the well johnny trying to figure out what to do across town, cause they own a mock butcher is working on his latest project. Hes bought an old double decker boss for 15000 pounds. This is it julia the big red line both the 1st i would say that it probably together with julia and the rest of the team and that kind of a piece, converting it into a mobile emergency shelter, the Homeless People and victims of domestic violence. A project was 100000 pounds. Paul funded by donations from top by local van effective. Were going to say the cow. So we want to ask them to get some help and they, they never really also those that list. And theyll say, thats all, no, uh, not a single penalty. The council wasnt interested. But that just made mock even more creative. The advertising on is going to go along the whole role lease. So its all going to be rocks with the opposite sides, you know, lives, hes planning to sell advertising space to local businesses. Once again, mock is relying no. So on the all star it is that on the goodwill of locals, defunct social inequality. This is going to help the community. This is going to be a game changer for the community, not just the Homeless People. This is going to be a game changer foot the whole of our community. We have a black one and 10 people in the u. K. Is involved in a charity. The country has no shortage of volunteers to find poverty. But it wont cost the in good shape. Everyone knows that exercising is healthy, but can it also be fine . Yes. If its the right kind. 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