Robert Burt waits for his camera to be valued outside a pawnbrokers shop in Wythenshawe town centre. He doesn’t want to part with it – but his desperate situation has given him no choice.
The 42-year-old ends up receiving £50 for a camera he originally bought for hundreds. For his struggling family, this small sum is better than nothing.
It means they get to eat more than one meal today. "I've never been this bad in my life,” the dad-of-four says. “This financial situation is the worst we've ever been in, 1982 was the last time we were this bad. “I’ve had to take my camera to Cash Generators to get a bit of money.
I don’t want to, but when you have nothing in your house, £30 or £40 can make a difference. READ MORE: Woman whose conviction for killing neighbour was overturned insists her death 'was nothing to do with me' Robert, who formerly served in the Army, lost his job as a warehouse worker following an accident 15 months ago.
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