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...