payments totalling £650. and it s all welcome. you ve got to have an interview before you get the vouchers. it s busy, getting busier all the time. in december, they gave out more food parcels than ever. go along now, it s 1:00 at the place. but everyone here knows that this is a sticking plaster, not a long term fix. it is actually simple, not saying never ending benefits. it s about giving people enough to live on so that they can start and make some choices. for dean, the choices are limited. they say your life expectancy is about 45 years. i m 37. his heart condition is terminal. carole knows me so well. and she s like, you ve lost a lot of weight. and i go, yeah. he weighs seven and a half stone. go and have a word with paul, he s the person. that s lovely. thank you so much. carole wants dean to check that he s getting all of the benefits that he can.
here from central government. many have had cost of living payments totalling £650. and it s all welcome. you ve got to have an interview before you get the vouchers. it s busy, getting busier all the time. in december, they gave out more food parcels than ever. go along. now it s 1:00 at the place. but everyone here knows that this is a sticking plaster, not a long term fix. it is actually simple, not saying never ending benefits. it s about giving people enough to live on so that they can start and make some choices. for dean, the choices are limited. they say your life expectancy is about 45 years. i m 37. his heart condition is terminal carroll knows so well. and it s like you ve lost a lot of weight. he weighs seven and a half stone so carol wants dean to check that he s getting all of the benefits that he can take.
of the welfare system. and it s working. the team have now claimed over £1,000,000 in benefits for the people they serve. don t sit in silence. we can now help you with fuel, and that s really the first proper time we ve ever been able to do that. so please, please. yes, there is some money here from central government. many have had cost of living payments totalling £650. and it s all welcome. you ve got to have an interview before you get the vouchers. it s busy, getting busier all the time. in december, they gave out more food parcels than ever. go along now, it s 1:00 at the place. but everyone here knows that this is a sticking plaster, not a long term fix. it is actually simple, not saying never ending benefits. it s about giving people enough to live on so that they can start and make some choices. for dean, the choices are limited. they say your life expectancy is about 45 years. i m 37. his heart condition is terminal.
early morning in blackburn, and it s cold. but at the ivy street community centre, there is a sense of warmth. can you manage? christine has worked in this community for 37 years. we don t know how many children they ve got. then we can start doing those meals and just freeze them. once a week, with her team of volunteers, she packs food parcels for those in need. is it worse now than you ve seen it before? the 37 years you been working here? 0h, definitely. definitely. there we are. for people like ian, it s a lifeline. i come every week. like i say, it s ideal for me, because i live on my own. how are you finding things at the moment? difficult. what kind of people do you deliver to? we ve got one gentleman, he is in sheltered accommodation. for those that can t collect their parcels, christine and her team deliver
once a week, with her team of volunteers, she packs food parcels for those in need. is it worse now than you ve seen it before? in the 37 years you ve been working here? oh, definitely. definitely. there we are. for people like ian, it s a lifeline. i come every week. like i say, it s ideal for me, because i live on my own. how are you finding things at the moment? difficult. what kind of people do you deliver to? we ve got one gentleman, he s in sheltered accommodation. for those who can t collect their parcels, christine and her team deliver to their doors. there you are, anthony. christine says the need here is great. see you later. what kind of things do you see, christine? poverty. a lot of poverty. i see worry. you know, when somebody s not got no gas or electric, and they re freezing,