going to be talking about this a lot in a moment, but first let s hear more from our economics correspondent, andy verity, who has been assessing the impact of the bank s decision. in withernsea on the yorkshire coast, jayne nendick runs the shores community centre, where every day she tries to help people struggling to feed themselves. can i sort a food parcel, please? the community centre gave out 200 food parcels this month, double what they gave out this time last year, and the community pantry sells surplus stock from supermarkets at cheap prices to working people struggling to cope. we have nurses coming in, we have teachers coming in, we have people who do long shifts every day, they are on their knees. please, trust me on this, i m not saying it forfun they are on their knees. a pensioner who came here to enjoy retirement, lucy, already switched off her heating last winter because she couldn t afford the bills.
as our economics correspondent, andy verity, reports, the hope is that making it more expensive for us to borrow money will make us less likely to spend, even during hard times. in withernsea on the yorkshire coast, jayne nendick runs the shores community centre, where every day she tries to help people struggling to feed themselves. can i sort a food parcel, please? the community centre gave out 200 food parcels this month, double what they gave out this time last year, and the community pantry sells surplus stock from supermarkets at cheap prices to working people struggling to cope. we have nurses coming in, we have teachers coming in, we have people who do long shifts every day, they are on their knees. please, trust me on this, i m not saying it forfun they are on their knees. a pensioner who came here to enjoy retirement, lucy, already switched off her heating last winter because she couldn t afford the bills. now, the bank of england s forecast they ll rise by another 75% to a
even during hard times. in withernsea on the yorkshire coast, jayne nendick runs the shores community centre, where every day she tries to help people struggling to feed themselves. can i sort a food parcel, please? the community centre gave out 200 food parcels this month, double what they gave out this time last year, and the community pantry sells surplus stock from supermarkets at cheap prices to working people struggling to cope. we have nurses coming in, we have teachers coming in, we have people who do long shifts every day, they are on their knees. please, trust me on this, i m not saying it forfun they are on their knees. a pensioner who came here to enjoy retirement, lucy, already switched off her heating last winter because she couldn t afford the bills. now, the bank of england s forecast they ll rise by another 75% to an average of £300 a month and she says, like last winter, she ll again be relying on her dogs to keep her warm. it was absolutely freezing. we had damp c
of 0.5 percentage point was the biggest hike for 20 years. our. reports that the hope is that it being more difficult to spend money will make it less likely. in times. jane runs the shores community centre, where every day she tries to help people struggling to feed themselves. in withernsea on the yorkshire coast, jayne nendick runs the shores community centre, where every day she tries to help people struggling to feed themselves. can i sort a food parcel, please? the community centre gave out 200 food parcels this month, double what they gave out this time last year, and the community pantry sells surplus stock from supermarkets at cheap prices to working people struggling to cope. we have nurses coming in, we have teachers coming in, we have people who do long shifts every day, they are on their knees. please, trust me on this, i m not saying it forfun they are on their knees. a pensioner who came here to enjoy retirement, lucy, already switched off her heating last winter becau
more on what s being described as a hidden pandemic across the uk. there are growing numbers of people finding themselves living on or below the poverty line. and in the town of withernsea in east yorkshire, where deprivation levels are among the highest in the country, they are handing out twice as many food parcels as they did a year ago. caroline bilton has been spending time in the town. jane runs this community centre for over 17 years, she s a busy lady dealing with daily calls for help from those in need. flan dealing with daily calls for help from those in need. dealing with daily calls for help from those in need. can i source a food parcel- food parcel. this man needs help finding a meal, the charity gave out more than 200 food parcels last month, double what they give out the same time last year. the community pantry is