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Britain's first shop stocking only food other supermarkets have thrown out is set to open in a former Yorkshire mining village to help families on the breadline.
Prices at the new so-called "social supermarket" at Goldthorpe in the Dearne Valley are up to 70 per cent off - they're aimed at people on benefits and the shop isn't open to the general public.
Some say it's a depressing sign of the times, but the Government insists it is taking action to help families with the cost of living. The store doesn't officially open until next Monday, but Calendar's David Hirst was today allowed a sneak preview of what shoppers can expect.
It's backers say there are already plans to open another 20 supermarkets around the UK. Membership cards are being issued only to families below a certain income threshold.
I know a lot of people are going to say its not fair but its good for people who struggle to live and feed themselves and saves the landfills.
http://www.itv.com/news/calendar/update/2013-12-02/report-britains-cheapest-supermarket-to-open-in-south-yorkshire/
http://www.community-shop.co.uk/
Prices at the new so-called "social supermarket" at Goldthorpe in the Dearne Valley are up to 70 per cent off - they're aimed at people on benefits and the shop isn't open to the general public.
Some say it's a depressing sign of the times, but the Government insists it is taking action to help families with the cost of living. The store doesn't officially open until next Monday, but Calendar's David Hirst was today allowed a sneak preview of what shoppers can expect.
It's backers say there are already plans to open another 20 supermarkets around the UK. Membership cards are being issued only to families below a certain income threshold.
I know a lot of people are going to say its not fair but its good for people who struggle to live and feed themselves and saves the landfills.
http://www.itv.com/news/calendar/update/2013-12-02/report-britains-cheapest-supermarket-to-open-in-south-yorkshire/
http://www.community-shop.co.uk/
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Anyway, I think it's a great idea as it'll certainly help out families on low incomes.
I didn't watch her video on it cos I cant stand her lol, updated the link to just show the main video of it ...:D
When did we return to the middle ages where the poor have to live off scraps?
Seems rather unfair that somebody who's earning £10k per year in a minimum wage job has to buy stuff at full price whereas a person who's receiving £10k per year in benefits can then buy food at a lower price and, as a result, end up with a higher standard of living than a person who's earning the same amount.
She works there though, as a volunteer.
The food would have just gone to landfill, so in that respect it's a very good idea.
But it isn't much different to what some other places do. There's a large farm shop a few miles away from here that buys supermarket end of line stock and stock near it's sell by dates, and then sells it on at discount prices to anyone that turns up, benefits or not.
As if they haven't demonised the disadvantaged enough, they now have 'Poor People's Supermarkets' for them to shop in and mark my words - it will be with Vouchers that they get from the DSS next.
Bastards.
Because whoever owns these will be making a huge profit. Similar to the huge profit that's made from the Food Bank brand.
No, that was made clear in the Calender News piece I watched.
I am sure (but happy to be corrected) that this is a charity running this store, staffed by volunteers mainly, and not connected to any commercial organisation.
That's the impression I got from watching it on Calender news the other day anyway.
The Trussell Trust is a registered Christian charity.
Proof of your claims it makes huge profits?.
Social Enterprises are governed by strict rules on how they operate, including what they are allowed to do with profits. profits have to be reinvested in their social mission, which in this case according to their website is to not just run the shop but also provide advice on budgeting, CV writing and similar.
http://www.socialenterprise.org.uk/about/about-social-enterprise/faqs
And it isn't connected to The Company Shop, which is a different organisation entirely.
The Goldthorpe shop referred to is their first shop, although they plan to open more it seems.
someone on minimum wage would surely be likely to be collecting housing and council tax benefit? lots of working people are getting benefits.
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