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people choose-between eating or keeping clean
https://www.thecanary.co/2017/07/28/people-choose-eating-keeping-clean-theresa-mays-austerity-britain/
[quote="Tory austerity measures are forcing many families in the UK to chose between cleanliness and eating, according to a charity. In Kind Direct says families are going without basic items such as toothpaste, deodorant, tampons and even nappies in a phenomenon known as hygiene poverty.
Hygiene poverty In Kind Direct distributes donated goods to smaller charities working in the UK. In its 2017 impact report [pdf], the charity says that last year £20.2m of hygiene products were distributed in the UK. This is an increase of 67% on the previous year’s £12.1m figure. Chief Executive Robin Boles told The Guardian:"][/quote]
[quote="Tory austerity measures are forcing many families in the UK to chose between cleanliness and eating, according to a charity. In Kind Direct says families are going without basic items such as toothpaste, deodorant, tampons and even nappies in a phenomenon known as hygiene poverty.
Hygiene poverty In Kind Direct distributes donated goods to smaller charities working in the UK. In its 2017 impact report [pdf], the charity says that last year £20.2m of hygiene products were distributed in the UK. This is an increase of 67% on the previous year’s £12.1m figure. Chief Executive Robin Boles told The Guardian:"][/quote]
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