Martin Lewis donates £50,000 out of his own pocket after This Morning phone-in

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Martin Lewis has surprised fans after donating £50,000 to help people struggling with their bills.The ITV money star donated the money out of his own pocket after hearing about people’s financial problems during a heartbreaking This Morning phone-in.

After answering people’s money problems on the daytime show, Martin called the current cost of living crisis “bloody depressing” and said he was running out of ways to help people.Taking to Twitter, Martin wrote: “Bloody depressing @thismorning phone-in again.

So many people at crisis point regarding energy bills - including those with v high usage due to disabilities (home ventilators, oxygen concentrators, elec wheelchairs etc). “I am nearly OUT OF TOOLS to help.

Govt must intervene.” Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter Money Buddies, a Leeds based service that offers advice, said: “We are in the same boat Martin. “We saw twice as many people than we expected to see in February, same again in March, and we have a huge waiting list of people desperate to see us who are vulnerable.