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Like sunderland as deprivation levels are three times higher than the england average, yet recent government policy has consistently cut their value. increases in benefit levels have not kept pace with inflation in nine of the past 12 years. that doesn'tjust mean those receiving the payments are poorer. it also means local economies with high numbers of welfare recipients have less money as well. the local citizens advice office is busier than ever as people search, often in vain, for help. they simply can't afford to pay their council tax, they can't afford to pay their gas and electric bills...

She gets universal credit and carer�*s allowance for tending to her elderly mother, giving her about £100 to live on after rent. she can't afford heating and has changed what she eats. a lot more soup, tins of curry in the microwave. you try to keep to a healthy diet and stuff like that, but it'sjust impossible to do. the fruit prices have gone up. well, everything has really. but itjust seems as if your world's shrinking in on you. and you don't want to go out, every day, because you'll end up spending money you haven't really got. there's a big debate at the moment on how much they should...