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Single mum struggles to provide food for children
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Single mum struggles to provide food for children

Claire Pulfrey found her tight budget squeezed further after the disability living allowance she receives for her youngest son was cut by £400 a month. She said they 'just about get by' Single mum Claire Pulfrey, 38, from Grimsby, Lincs, is already struggling to provide for her three sons Dan, 17, Theo, nine, and seven-year-old Samuel. The former teaching assistant at a special school found her tight budget squeezed further after the disability living allowance she receives for her youngest son was cut by £400 a month. Now she faces a hike in food and fuel bills too. She says… The last months have been really tight. Before I was able to get treats for my boys, or if they needed clothes, but now I’ve got to really budget to make the money last the whole month. Last week I got a letter...