Life on the Greater Manchester streets where almost two in three children live in poverty
manchestereveningnews.co.ukChildren in Oldham are more likely to be born into poverty than in any other borough in Greater Manchester - with families facing heartbreaking cutbacks to stay afloat.
A new 'Poverty Monitor' report published this week revealed 64% of kids in Coldhurst - almost two in three - live below the breadline.
More than a third of all children in Oldham face poverty, more than three times the national average. Mum Ali Hoyle, 32, told the Manchester Evening News: "Every single shop we've gone in today our food has gone up.
It's awful, you can't afford to live, especially with two kids to feed. I don't know what we'll do if things go up any more." READ MORE: Football hooligan who was on MI6 watchlist and 'abused Manchester United fans' banned from matches Jack Harding, 30, told the Manchester Evening News his family were coping with the current price hikes by cutting back on anything non-essential - but weren't sure how much longer they could get by on a scrimp-and-save budget. "It's getting harder and harder to make ends meet at the moment," he said. "We're doing ok at the moment, cutting back here and there and going without a treat whilst we're out so the kids have what they need, but there's not much else we can bin off to balance the books. "It's all well and good saying we need to make sacrifices but where do you draw the line?
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