Food banks in Birmingham Hodge Hill tell of soaring demand amid highest rates of child poverty and fuel poverty in country

The constituency of Birmingham Hodge Hill, a densely populated area on the eastern edge of the city, has the unfortunate position of being one of the most deprived in England.

It has the highest fuel poverty rate, the highest child poverty rate, the second highest unemployment rate, and ranks second lowest on the index of deprivation.

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