A leading homeless charity says almost 900,000 parents in England are resorting to skipping meals - to afford to pay for their homes.
Shelter says around three million are generally cutting back on food to save cash.
They spoke to a women who only wanted to be identified as Katherine.
"My husband and I don't have breakfast because we can't afford it, and we miss evening meals two or three times a month to help with the mortgage," she said.
She added: "We've really had to cut back on the basics, and I even had to send our daughter to school in an old uniform that I knew was too small; it made me feel horrible.
"We are already at breaking point, so I honestly don't know what we'd do if our financial situation got worse, it really frightens me."
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