The same story every year... Fat "poor" people queuing up for free food

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An honorable member of the Coffee Shop Has Just Posted the Following:

Does this guy look as if he needs more food????? :rolleyes:





Purea Fulton. Photo / Nick Reed

Purea Fulton, 47, is from Manukau.

"I just need help with food and all that. I went to Winz and asked them for some temporary additional support and they said no. And after I paid my bills and all that I get to live on $50 a week. What can you really do with $50?

"Even a thing like a bus fare to get out here cost me $15 from Manukau. So what I get from here leaves me about $20 to get some meat.

"It's just for me, so as long as I can get some food ... "

The mission was "helping a lot of people", he said.

"I'm right into supporting them when I can."It's been like this every year. I usually go to the local food bank, but when I went there this morning, they were already full.Purea Fulton



It was Mr Fulton's first time coming to the City Mission, but said it's not the first time he's been forced to ask for help.

"It's been like this every year. I usually go to the local food bank, but when I went there this morning, they were already full."

He added: "It would have been better if they had the buses; before you could get an all-day pass for $30, so I can do both trips with that. But now everything's changed ... it's kind of like I pay double just to come out here."


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