UK tourist destination is hiding some of the worst destitution in the country

manchestereveningnews.co.uk:

Blackpool has one of the worst levels of destitution in the country, according to a new report. Behind the dazzling illuminations and famous seaside attractions, is the harsh reality of one in 10 households struggling with extreme hardship.

Research by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, a national charity aimed at achieving social change, says this means many people in the town cannot meet their most basic needs to stay warm, dry and fed.

Blackpool is ranked 30th out of 360 areas of the country, with a weekly snapshot for 2022 showing 1.41 per cent of households in the town living in destitution.

Researchers say over a year, this figure would be seven times higher meaning one in 10 people in Blackpool would experience deep hardship over a 12-month period, especially in winter.