The Isle of Sheppey on the Thames estuary is ranked among the most deprived areas of Britain and like millions of people living on low incomes, its residents are grappling with the rising cost of food and fuel. All are bracing themselves for even harder times this winter.
In a pub car park on the island early one morning last week, a small group of locals stood clutching shopping bags, awaiting the arrival of the “Sheppey Support Bus”, a mobile community supermarket that offers surplus food and free fruit and vegetables for a £3.50-a-week subscription fee.
“It’s a bit of a lifesaver,” said David Fuller, 66, who lives on a monthly pension of less than £1,000.
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