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Sun, 13 Sep 2026

Sun, 13 Sep 2026 'It's cost upon cost for working families - they get no help'

The government needs to do more to support working families, a charity in Rotherham says.
White cites examples of working families struggling to pay bills and missing out on schemes such as free school meals and subsidised holiday clubs. She points to a single mother, Zoe Hatt, 36, who is part-time employed and looks into claiming Universal Credit, but still faces financial difficulties. Healey's constituency has high deprivation levels, with wards of Rawmarsh East and Rawmarsh West having levels above the national averages. The charity wants the government to provide more help for working families living on a financial cliff-edge, particularly in accessing summer holiday programmes that support children on free school meals.