paperwork that. these boys had the cash in their hand. cash in their hand. so how did the loan sharks cash in their hand. so how did the loan sharks know cash in their hand. so how did the loan sharks know that cash in their hand. so how did the loan sharks know that allen - cash in their hand. so how did the loan sharks know that allen was l cash in their hand. so how did the l loan sharks know that allen was so vulnerable? he s told us he recognised one of the men who came to his door. he was from his local food bank. he d seen him sitting in a car watching outside as he and others queued to get help. an indication that loan sharks are deliberately targeting food bank users. it was at the food bank. he was users. it was at the food bank. he: was sitting outside the food bank. but i didn t pay any attention to it. ., ., , , , it. the head of the trussell trust in northern it. the head of the trussell trust in northern ireland it. the head of the trussell trust in northern i
attention to it. the head of the trussell trust in northern ireland isjonny currie. like in the case of alan, he has noticed an alarming trend of illegal money lenders targeting food bank users. have you heard, or have you any evidence or testimony of people who have been targeted by loan sharks who use your food banks? that s certainly something that food banks in our network have reported back to us that folks that are referred to them have said that they are part of that illegal system where they re subject to that, yes. subject to paramilitary loan sharks? yes. these are illegal money lenders, criminal gangs, paramilitary organisations, whatever you want to call them, in those local communities, that are preying on people who are in crisis. these are small amounts of money for a weekly shop or a round of groceries.
here s £500. i can go and do a good shop. i can put electricity on, and i can relax a bit. you go to your bank, go to anywhere else for a loan, it s paperwork, paper this, paperwork that. these boys had the cash in their hand. so how did the loan sharks know that alan was so vulnerable? he s told us that he recognised one of the men who came to his door from his localfood bank. he d seen him sitting in a car watching outside as he and others queued to get help. an indication that loan sharks are deliberately targeting food bank users. it was at the food bank. he was sitting outside the food bank. but i didn t pay any