Some clients, according to Birkenhead Food Bank, haven't eaten in days.

 Some clients, according to Birkenhead Food Bank, haven't eaten in days. Due to the increase in living expenses, a food bank claims to be providing for people who have not eaten for days.

Some clients, according to Birkenhead Food Bank, haven't eaten in days.

According to No More Lonely People in Merseyside, it assisted a heart attack patient and an old guy who had gone four days without eating.

According to co-organizer Donna Scully, the bank has previously assisted the homeless.

However, she noted, there had been a shift in the users.

She remarked, We are getting more people who have housing but can't make ends meet.

With inflation already at 9.4 percent and projected to reach 13 percent in the upcoming months, prices are rising at their quickest rate in more than 40 years.

In addition to skyrocketing, energy costs are predicted to increase once more in October.

A extremely skinny old man, according to Ms. Scully, visited the Birkenhead centre last week. She continued, He was very wobbly and he said, I haven't eaten for four days.

Before volunteers fed him and provided him a bag of supplies, he claimed he couldn't afford to buy food while also paying the bills.

According to Ms. Scully, who also added that elderly people were becoming anxious due to growing expenses, he was ashamed to be here because some people say 'I shouldn't be taking this, this is for homeless people'.

She claimed that the food bank also helped a heart attack victim who had no food when she got home from the hospital.

He has financial difficulties, according to Ms. Scully. He also hadn't eaten in a couple days.

Unidentified young food bank patron claimed to the BBC that he was borrowing money from energy companies to top off his account before repaying them.

He doesn't eat properly since it's literally microwave meals, cup-a-soups, or bread.

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According to the Office for National Statistics, more than 50% of British citizens are cutting back on their energy use at home. Among the elderly, this percentage rises to almost 60%.

Volunteers, according to Ms. Scully, had noticed an increase in the demand for food and were concerned about how food bank clients would prepare meals if they used less energy.

We're attempting to provide them with food that's simple to reheat, already cooked, and ready to eat right away, she said.

We'll be facing a problem come September, October, or November.

Between October and March, the government has planned a mandatory £400 energy reduction for all UK homes, with an additional £650 for some benefit users.

It stated that it was phasing in £37 billion of support over the course of the year.

In addition, certain local governments in England will establish warm banks in structures that resemble food banks so that people who cannot afford their heating costs can stay there over the winter.