Anger after woman forced to live in tent after losing job takes own life
dailyrecord.co.ukA woman who took her own life after being forced to live in a tent when she and her partner lost their jobs due to the pandemic "fell through the cracks".
Angela and Michael Winter were made homeless and had been sleeping outside for nearly a month before Mrs Winter committed suicide.
She was discovered by her husband, who was in such a state of shock and grief that he sat with her body for three days. The heartbreaking story has sparked an outpouring of upset across the country, with homeless charities in the town where the pair were living saying the situation is grim, Staffordshire Live reports.
John Anderson, chairman of homeless charity Burton Hope, said: "I really do feel for this poor lady."We at Burton Hope see so many people driven to despair over the situation they can find themselves in, through no fault of their own."There is not enough help out there officially and much care is left to charities like ours."The pandemic exacerbated many people's mental health problems, compounded by them finding themselves in situations they see no way out of."This lady had not been to us for help at that time but I sincerely wish she had."Homeless charity Burton YMCA says people needing to use its food bank has increased 'massively' following the covid pandemic putting many people out of work - such as the Winters.The charity says anyone collecting food parcels is given a leaflet with helplines for those who are struggling.A spokesman for the charity said: "Unfortunately our food bank usage has increased massively, a lot of that will be due to covid, loss of jobs and the cost of living getting higher."In January we issued the highest number of parcels ever for that period, around 340 parcels issued."In the bags we pop a
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