A struggling mother of two young children has a box of food sitting in her kitchen including Weet-Bix, flour, a can of beetroot, frozen salami and three toilet rolls. That box of food, provided through the Salvation Army’s foodbank, is what she must feed her family on for the week — including a 2-year-old still in nappies. Times are tough. The woman, who does not want to be named for privacy reasons, is new to town, she is on a disability allowance, and her partner has started a new job on a trial basis — the family has been sick and he is not entitled to sick leave. "We...
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