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A community worker with 20 years' experience said people are being forced to eat pet food while others are heating their food on radiators due to the ongoing cost of living crisis.
Mark Seed, who heads a community food project in Trowbridge, Cardiff, is urging for people in struggling households to be given adequate support, even when they do not appear in areas associated with poverty.
He suggests that as a result of the rise of inflation that policies need to focus on people, not places.
Mr Seed spoke of how people are constantly feels the burden of the rising cost of living.
With the cost of living crisis at an all-time high, people are going to extremes to make ends meet after inflation numbers reach a shocking 11.1%
Speaking of the experiences he has witnessed, told BBC Wales: 'I'm still shocked by the fact that we have people who are eating pet food,' he said.
'[There are] people who are trying to heat their food on a radiator or a candle.
'These are shocking kind of stories that are actually the truth.'
Mr Seed said: 'I'm still shocked by the fact that we have people who are eating pet food'
He discussed how people are are not being paid enough to afford basic needs and essentials all should have access to.
The Pantry, where Mr Seed works, is a Community Trust-funded facility that aims to reduce food poverty in Cardiff and provide affordable food and household essentials to over 160 locals.
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