committees in the us house of representatives. mr santos has faced calls to resign for repeatedly lying about his family background and work experience. he will however continue to participate in proceedings on the floor of the house. now on bbc news, new hope in hard times: fighting the cost of living crisis. you want a piggyback? are you going to be superman, are you? nobody can afford to keep up with anything. i don t know how i ll cope, i really don t. it s autumn 2022, and anita s got troubles. troubles from every direction. absolutely shattered. i m constantlyjust lying in bed and just thinking about how am i going to pay this? how am i going to pay that? i m trying to make you a den. money is beyond tight. try that, brett. for little brett and his two older sisters, the outside world can feel scary. there s a monster out there. what monster? a huge one. a huge one? oh my goodness. for his mum, the monsters are getting real. i ve always managed with the money i get, me
this is the first time i ve actually had to say, can you help us? tough times. but as we ll see, there s also hope and help. there s a lot to go through today. in a cold church in benwell, carole rowland is on the mic. it s worry and fear. anything that worries you, anything you re fearful of, please come and talk to us. if the cost of living crisis is a national crisis, the response here in newcastle s west end is local. the other things that we ve got are more kiddies coats, which is fantastic. this place started years ago as a food bank, but it s had to change, adapt and expand to become a community hub to keep up in these hard times. used to be that people don t have sufficient food to eat. we can help them with that. it s now that they don t have enough fuel. they don t have heat. our fear here at our food bank is that people may die. it s getting a bit colder. it is slightly. so it is food and help with fuel. but we re here to see much more than that. there you go. of c
i no need money, i need life. this country is very safe. after this this country is very good for all people because help me. dara doesn t ask for much. as an asylum seeker, he certainly doesn t get much. he s got his wife and two sons. his eldest, hani, is at school. hani is lovely, lovely boy. thank you for all teacher hani because hani is now speaking english geordie! chuckles. one thing i ve noticed about you, or two things number one, you re so smart, your clothes are always perfect. yes, all second hand. me, my wife and my son. and number two, you re always smiling. thank you so much. it feels like dara s always here. he s so grateful to the country that s taken him in, but can t escape the cost of living crisis the cost of baby milk for little yani. are you finding it hard
the vicar, chris, knows benwell s reputation. he knows that some regard the situation as hopeless. but not him. people have real hope, they have real love in them and the way that i ve seen people come together in crisis the crisis shouldn t be happening, they shouldn t have to come together under those circumstances but when they do, this incredible thing happens. you know, i ve never seen anything like it. now, i am three years volunteer in food bank. of all the people i ve met here, maybe it s dara who will stay with me the longest. i am finished accounting in my country but in here, no have anyjob because no have any paper. he s been here for three years. number 79, please. a kurdish christian refugee escaping the murderous violence of northern iraq. i m so sorry because i m no speaking english very well. he s happy to be here. yes, please.
but then there s courtney. how much do you spend on public transport? i don t because i can t afford to. a benefits wizard who s here to give priceless advice. we re definitely getting all the details that we need, good lass. fantastic. then there s dara, a kurdish refugee who s always here, always smiling, always helping. the main thing that we can help you with is making sure you have food. i need support as well. and they are all driven people, like helen, who s a volunteer. you see me around in benwell, just say hello. people who are at their wit s end about how to cope. she wants and needs to help. i see struggle. i see embarrassment. i see guilt. i see shame. i see joy at small things.