A family of five have told of the extreme lengths they go to so that they can financially survive - despite working as many hours as they can and only spending money on essentials. DevonLive reports their measures include skipping meals so that their children can eat, only heating rooms where their children sleep and having to walk around the supermarket with a calculator.
Kate Worby, 29, has three jobs - as a children's entertainer for her own business Magical Guests, as a carer and a cleaner. Her partner, Charles Skudder, 29, is a full-time university student who also runs a valet business and worked nights as a carer at a local care home until it shut down.
He also helps out with Kate's business which covers Devon and Cornwall and mostly has bookings at weekends. Together they help look after their three children - aged eight, four and nearly one.
