As hard times continue for many families across the UK, a centre in Yorkshire is finding people who have always donated food are no longer able to do so because they are also now struggling to make ends meet
He tells us soaring energy costs leave them with a £500-a-week bill because they needed to power big fridges in the shop.
He's tried all sorts of ways to keep the shop ticking over - including getting rid of higher priced food and alcohol as they simply aren't selling anymore.They've also reduced the hours they are open because they don't get the trade. Years ago, the corner shop was open from 7.30am until 10.30pm but now it's 8am until 8pm.They keep less stock in the shop as it takes longer to sell and they can't afford to have it go past its sell-by-date.
But there's another side to the cost of living crisis - which shows the repercussions of people's financial desperation.Najeeb Rawufi says thefts at his shop have tripled over the past few months. They sell pretty much every small item you can think of - and outside the shop there are all sorts of things, from buckets to sweeping brushes, piled up."It's very cheap as well - for £2 or £3 - and they walk away with it."In the same shop, another worker tells us customers argue about the prices - leaving staff resigned to keeping profit margins in some cases down to just a few pence. They can't risk people not buying or upsetting them so they won't come back.
Neighbouring food shop manager Ahsan Hussain says he's had to move the most expensive products - such as baby milk - to the front of the shop where he can keep an eye on it.A delivery driver tells us he can't even leave small boxes of stock unattended in the back of his lorry if it's unlocked - because they get stolen.I ask him if he thinks people are stealing because of the cost of living crisis.
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