Some Londoners are so poor they're unable to brush teeth or wash as data highlights hidden issue

Nearly a third of Londoners struggle to afford basic hygiene products

Around three out of ten women in the Greater London area have had to choose between buying enough food or hygiene products amid the cost-of-living crisis

Some Londoners are so poor they're unable to brush teeth or wash as data highlights hidden issue

Exclusive: Data from the Hygiene Bank charity, shared exclusively with the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS), shows the sorry state of the capital's hygiene poverty crisis

Rise of hygiene poverty in London a ‘scandal’, says charity boss

New figures show nearly one-in-five children in the capital are struggling with basic hygiene essentials, reports Kumail Jaffer, Local Democracy Reporter Caroline Gandy-Brown, service and volunteer manager at the Abbey Centre in Westminster (credit Simon Jacobs/PinPep) Almost a third of residents aged 16-55 are struggling to live their life normally because they can’t afford basic products – as a charity claims the rise of hygiene poverty in the…

Rise of hygiene poverty in London a 'scandal', says charity boss

New figures show nearly one-in-five children in the capital are struggling with basic hygiene essentials, reports Kumail Jaffer, Local Democracy Reporter Caroline Gandy-Brown, service and volunteer manager at the Abbey Centre in Westminster (credit Simon Jacobs/PinPep) Almost a third of residents aged 16-55 are struggling to live their life normally because they can’t afford basic products – as a charity claims the rise of hygiene poverty in the…