At Least 4.7 million people live in food poverty in the UK

43% stated that financial concerns had an impact on their health and wellbeing

67% of people are suffering from stress due to struggling with their energy bills

59% of people have not checked their entitlement to energy saving initiatives

20% of people have experienced ill health and pain due to cold homes

31% of people struggling to pay their energy bills state they would cut back on food

Tenants who rent privately have been hit the hardest by changes to the benefit system

40% of households with income under £25,000 have not checked their entitlement to benefits

Private Tenants are at a greater risk of social isolation, harassment (from the landlord) and illegal eviction

1.36 million properties in the private-rented sector are officially described as being of ‘poor quality’

14 areas of Rochdale are among the bottom 3% of the most deprived areas in the country

22% increased demand for Rochdale food bank

4500 tonnes of food given out in Rochdale 700 people accessing food banks every month

43% of Job Seekers benefits stopped in Rochdale

Fuel poverty affects twice as many households in deprived areas of Rochdale

120 excess winter deaths in Rochdale (2012)

The Bare Essentials Project Food, Fuel and Hope