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
so how would you mark your general well being at the moment? i would say zero. and what conditions is it that you have? oh, gosh, i have congenital heart disease, i have unstable angina. and the last one is marfan syndrome. despite all of that, somehow dean doesn t qualify for pip or personal independence payment. have you considered claiming pip? have you tried? i have. i scored zero. would you consider putting in another claim for that now? i can see that it s tough for dean. his failing health means hospital treatment, usually several times a week. thank you so much. thank you. dean s mum, denise, is by his side. he s on powerful painkillers and needs all the support he can get. i worked from being in school. i was up until a few years ago when my health really deteriorated. i was, i want to work. i can t lift, i can t carry. i can t do anything. are you dependent on this place? yeah, absolutely. there are plenty of
i can see that it s tough for dean. his failing health means hospital treatment, usually several times a week. thank you so much. thank you. dean s mum, denise, is by his side. he s on powerful painkillers and needs all the support he can get. i worked from being in school. i was up until a few years ago when my health really deteriorated. i was, i want to work. i can t lift, i can t carry. i can t do anything. are you dependent on this place? yeah, absolutely. there are plenty of people struggling here. but dean s life, it just feels so hard. you re all right. all you want for people is to have some dignity, you know? 0h, are you okay? that s a tough story. despite it all, this hub isn t about misery. it s about help. just a thank you goes a long way. and i do appreciate the work you ve done for me. you re welcome. the work never stops. teresa is here to check that all of her benefits are up to date.
oh, well, getting there. so how would you mark your general well being at the moment? i would say zero. and what conditions is it that you have? oh, gosh, i have congenital heart disease, i have unstable angina. and the last one is marfan syndrome. despite all of that, somehow dean doesn t qualify for pip or personal independence payment. have you considered claiming pip? have you tried? i have. i scored zero. would you consider putting in another claim for that now? i can see that it s tough for dean. his failing health means hospital treatment, usually several times a week. thank you so much. thank you. dean s mum, denise, is by his side. he s on powerful painkillers and needs all the support he can get. i worked from being in school. i was up until a few years ago when my health really deteriorated. i was, i want to work. i can t lift, i can t carry. i can t do anything. are you dependent on this place? yeah, absolutely. there are plenty of people struggling here.