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Subject: [Leica] IMG: From my 'Food Poverty' Project
From: nwajsman at gmail.com (Nathan Wajsman)
Date: Wed, 9 Sep 2015 06:55:24 +0200
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The second one I found especially strong, Gerry.

Cheers,
Nathan

Nathan Wajsman

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> On 03 Sep 2015, at 07:43, Gerry Walden <gerry.walden at icloud.com> wrote:
> 
> I have posted two new images from the ?Food Poverty? project on the my 
> gallery at:
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gwpics/L1000257.jpg.html
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gwpics/L1000262.jpg.html
> 
> This young woman has just moved into the area from living in a woman?s 
> refuge. She has two children (10 and 2) and has been working in the 
> National Health Service through an agency but has just had her contract 
> terminated because of government cut-backs. She declared her work hours to 
> not include her lunch breaks as that was her registered hours with the 
> agency, but the Benefits Agency do consider her lunch break as working 
> time. She has therefore, in their eyes, under-declared her work and 
> therefore they have stopped all her top-up family benefits as a 
> ?punishment? leaving her with no job and no state aid. Suddenly she just 
> can?t make ends meet. The food bank will give her enough food for her 
> family once a week for three weeks by which time she hopes to get another 
> job.
> 
> Gerry
> 
> Gerry Walden LRPS
> www.gwpics.com
> +44 (0)23 8046 3076 or
> +44 (0)797 287 7932
> 
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Replies: Reply from gerry.walden at icloud.com (Gerry Walden) ([Leica] IMG: From my 'Food Banks' Project - Nathan)
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