He has been forced to tell his kids that he can't afford Christmas presents
A Leeds dads who is unable to buy his kids presents this year has slammed the 'worst Christmas ever' as he struggles to keep up with benefits issues and rising costs.
He’s got “no money” and has been “sofa surfing” for the past few months. The Seacroft man has been receiving Universal Credit ever since he had to liquidate his scaffolding business due to the ongoing cost of living crisis, with the prices of materials shooting up.Ryan spoke of how his children, 10, 15 and 16, reacted to the news he couldn’t afford presents for them this year.
The kids are currently living with their mum, Ryan’s ex-partner, who he says he maintains a good relationship with. The ex-scaffolder has been staying on his brother’s sofa for the time being but he said he “almost froze to death” when he had to sleep in his van when temperatures slumped to -3C. He added that he even had to buy his winter clothes, a warm Adidas hoody, from a charity shop in a bid to keep warm.
Ryan said: “Everyone’s struggling, financially, to pay gas and electricity bills – the money they’re giving out for it is just not enough to support and is just not coming close – the price of living has just gone through the roof. A bag of pasta in the supermarket was 35p three months ago, the cheapest bag of pasta you can buy now has gone up to 79p a bag!
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