Incredible work of Manchester s Summer, 7, helping ensure people don t go hungry this Christmas
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it s the cost of those raw materials. it s also the packaging materials, which is largely driven by energy costs. we have seen our costs increase by around £8 million over a 12 month period. we can t absorb those costs. i m working all this weekend. i m on back to back apart from sunday. next stop for leah is the bideford community centre in wythenshawe. she volunteers here. during the pandemic, it was a lifeline for her family when her husband was made redundant. today, she is bringing in donations, but is also on the lookout for a bargain. i tend to say to kirsty, have you got a sale on? and she will say yeah and i can get the really expensive, nice body wash for 50p. so it s not worth going to the supermarket and paying £1.75 when kirsty has got it here. even though we are technically on paper above the poverty line, once you take out the mortgage and the rising cost of the gas and electric, it s harderfor us because we have still have to pay
my son only eats a particular brand ofjam because he s got additional needs, and the price of the jam has gone up by a0 pence a jar. just down the road in wythenshawe is the factory where the jam is made. through that wall there is the warehouse. we ve arranged a visit for leah to find out why her store cupboard essentials have gone up in price. richard, i mjust wondering, why are the prices ofjam going up as much as they are at the minute? it s really down to a number of things. it s shipment costs so that s getting the raw materials from around the world to the uk that s a massive part of it. it s the cost of those raw materials. it s also the packaging materials, which is largely driven by energy costs we ve seen our costs increase by around £8 million over a 12 month period. we can t absorb those costs. i m working all this week and i m on back to backs apart from sunday. next up for leah is the bideford community centre in wythenshawe. she volunteers here. during the pandem