Mum, 44, 'doesn't know how long she can manage like this' - and she is far from alone
manchestereveningnews.co.uk"Money is running out quicker, but the bills are still going up. Every time I go to the shops, the prices are higher." It's a struggle familiar to many people across the country.
And while winters come with higher energy bills, summers are tough too. With the kids at home during the holidays, it costs more to feed the family.
For Ruth, this means there's no money left for 'fun things'. The 44-year-old from Wythenshawe struggles to make ends meet all year round.
But the summer holidays leave her family's finances down by £60 per week because her two teenage children who live at home can't claim the lunch bursaries they get while at college. READ MORE: 'It's the end of an era' - Final customers bid farewell to Manchester institution dating back centuries A carer for her husband who uses a wheelchair, the former kitchen porter was recently diagnosed with fibromyalgia - a chronic condition that can leaves her in agony on a 'bad day'.
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