'I don't look forward to the future, I live day by day'
Clutching her beloved game console, Debbie Madden makes her way to a local pawnbrokers. She knows she won’t get much for it. But if it’s enough to buy her children at least one present each this Christmas, the sacrifice is worth it.
“It makes me feel horrible,” she added. “It needs to be paid and we can’t do it. I suffer from depression and I have social anxiety. It’s making it worse. “I must be paying at least an extra £300 a month. I get no benefit help. I don’t know how much more I can cut back. I only plug in the radiator in one room just to take the chill out.
She took to Facebook Marketplace at the beginning of the month in a bid to replace some of the decor. Thankfully, she was gifted many of the items for free. She says the decorations are the only thing bringing her joy during this difficult time. “If I spend the day at my dads, I get the bus there and it’s warm and he has food. When I’m at home, to be honest, I get up and I just sit there. I don’t do anything all day. I don’t have the incentive to get up, it’s too depressing.”
“It’s tough,” he told the M.E.N. “Food wise especially – you're scrimping. I live on my own so it’s not the easiest of things. I’m still a young lad and I want to go out and enjoy myself.” Margaret, who did not wish to share her last name, told the M.E.N she owes hundreds of pounds to her energy supplier. The 63-year-old says the burden is “constantly” on her mind.
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