Against a backdrop of threats of a second Covid outbreak, the end of the furlough scheme and with winter looming the charity reports that a worrying ‘new wave’ of families who were ‘just about managing’ are now facing financial crisis.
The charity has been running an emergency appeal since lockdown began which has supported more than 10,000 vulnerable children across the country in need of urgent essentials – 63 per cent of the fund was spent on families needing help with food, clothes, bills and learning resources.
While thousands of families struggled even before the pandemic hit, many more have found themselves in dire straits overnight because of falling incomes and rising household costs. Of those accessing the appeal, 71 per cent did not have financial problems before lockdown.
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