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Transcripts for BBCNEWS Fighting the Cost-of-Living Crisis 20240604 16:40:00

Yeah, absolutely. there are plenty of people struggling here. but dean s life, it just feels so hard. you re all right. all you want for people is to have some dignity, you know? 0h, are you 0k? that s a tough story. despite it all, this hub isn t about misery. it s about help. just a thank you goes a long way. and i do appreciate the work you ve done for me. you re welcome. the work never stops. teresa is here to check that all of her benefits are up to date. how much are you paying for that? £350 for the gas and electric. basically, it s living hand to mouth. it s so cold, brett. winter s here. anita and the kids have all been ill. i m exhausted with it. absolutely exhausted. she s on the way to the food bank. the food bank that she was donating ....

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Transcripts for BBCNEWS Fighting the Cost-of-Living Crisis 20240604 16:45:00

Joan is a benwell lass, a benwell legend. to take it up over £200. oh, my goodness. and that s how much you spend, isn t it? despite all the kindness and support, there s no hiding the fact that this is also a place where too many people are feeling desperate. what would they do without it? i would have given up by now, to be fair. i would have. aye, i would have. sorry. i don t like talking like that. i shouldn t feel like that. newcastle s west end is a strong, multi ethnic community. it has a recent history of regeneration, some new housing, community investment. but the old problems are still evident. this is among the most deprived places in a region where child poverty is the highest in the uk. ....

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Transcripts for BBCNEWS Fighting the Cost-of-Living Crisis 20240604 13:40:00

People struggling here. but dean s life, it just feels so hard. you re all right. all you want for people is to have some dignity, you know? that s a tough story. despite it all, this hub isn t about misery. it s about help. just a thank you goes a long way. and i do appreciate the work you ve done for me. you re welcome. the work never stops. teresa is here to check that all of her benefits are up to date. how much are you paying for that? £350 for the gas and electric. basically, it s living hand to mouth. winters here. anita and the kids have all been ill. i m exhausted with it. absolutely exhausted. she s on the way to the food bank. the food bank that she was donating ....

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Transcripts for BBCNEWS Fighting the Cost-of-Living Crisis 20240604 23:39:00

Thank you so much. thank you. dean s mum, denise, is by his side. he s on powerful painkillers and needs all the support he can get. i worked from being in school. i was up until a few years ago when my health really deteriorated. i was, i want to work. i can t lift, i can t carry. i can t do anything. are you dependent on this place? yeah, absolutely. there are plenty of people struggling here. but dean s life, it just feels so hard. you re all right. all you want for people is to have some dignity, you know? 0h, are you okay? that s a tough story. despite it all, this hub isn t about misery. it s about help. just a thank you goes a long way. and i do appreciate the work you ve done for me. you re welcome. the work never stops. teresa is here to check that all of her benefits are up to date. how much are you paying for that? £350 for the gas and electric. basically, it s ....

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Transcripts for BBCNEWS Fighting the Cost-of-Living Crisis 20240604 23:48:00

A bath or a bathroom for over two years now. with support from the hub, the tenant has been offered a new place in a new build. but there s a problem no dogs allowed. if you re living on your own, that s your family, isn t it? definitely. and she s had to give it up. almost 15 years, they re like her children, the only family really that she s had, and she s had to give them up just to be in a safe, comfortable home. the lady from the rspca is here and she ll be taking bronson, hoping to find him a new home. and little muffin, well, it s carole, once again, to the rescue. and you re still going to come up and see her? muffin will be welcomed into carole s family home. it s december now and it s getting seriously cold, frigid. there s three elves on one shelf. ....

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