'I skip meals so my boy can play football': The thousands of people across Greater Manchester 'living in the red'
manchestereveningnews.co.ukMum-of-three Gemma has been skipping meals so her youngest son can keep going to football training every week. It costs £5. Despite her sacrifices, she says the price of food, council tax and bills continuing to rise means she's continuing to struggle. "I have sacrificed myself from eating for my kids," she said.
I don't want to hold them back from doing what they want to do. "But with food and bills... even taking a bus, you really have to watch every little thing.
It's a real struggle." Gemma is one of scores of people constantly living in the red across Greater Manchester - having to make impossible decisions as the cost of living crisis deepens.
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