You know me as the lady from the church, who stands in the lay-by collecting your donations for the FOODBANK. I know how generous you are, so could you help me again?
This won't cost you anything, all I ask is that you SIGN my petition and SHARE it.
You are already aware that people are struggling because you help them every month. The people we help are struggling to feed their families. Their struggle will get worse in September. Why! In September the government will cancel the extra £20 a week, they gave people on benefits, to help get them through the consequences of the pandemic.
They have been receiving this for over a year. Can you imaging what it will mean to families already struggling, already on the bread line, already the poorest in our communities, if the government go ahead and take away £20 a week, £80 a month.
Could your income survive that?
Don't get me wrong I KNOW we have financial problems because of Covid. I know there are many people tugging at the purse strings of the government. I know nurses, teachers, and many others deserve a fairer salary, but please don't let the government take this £20 away.
They can't try to salvage our economy on the backs of the poorest in our country. This surely can't be right.
September brings the start of the new school year - children need uniforms, shoes and coats. Sometimes the heating has to go on (if you are lucky enough to be able to afford it and can still afford it after home energy prices rise again in October). Rents will go unpaid, more families will be evicted, more families will be having to rely on the FOODBANK.
Please help me make the government have a re-think.
Please SIGN my petition at the link here >> http://chng.it/j9rtjR5f
And please SHARE it.
Thank you
Gill Gay
