"An unprecedented time": Social supermarket in Holbeck forced to expand due to phenomenal demand - with families on 'waiting list' to get food

By Daniel Sheridan
Published 31st Jan 2022, 04:45 BST
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A social supermarket which supports families in Holbeck will expand due to a waiting list for their services - with a combination of the hike in prices of food and bills leaving families in fear.
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Holbeck Together saw first-hand the difficult choices families and older people were having to make over the festive period.

Speaking to the YEP, Chief Officer Elissa Newman said some of the parents which are supported by the charity were only able to give their children presents at Christmas if they "cut down on food that week".

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