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Charity: vulnerable families will suff er most from outbreak
VULNERABLE families across the country fear that they will not be able to stay afloat during the coronavirus pandemic, a children’s charity warns.
Action for Children interviewed a number of its front-line staff to find out how families below the breadline are coping with the fallout from the virus.
The study found that 25 out of 29 service managers — representing 60 of the charity’s front-line services including children’s centres — said that they had spoken to families who feared that they would not have enough money to survive during the outbreak.
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