'I remember going to school in a thin cardigan shivering. As you get older the coats get more expensive. The last few years we’ve had coats from charity shops,' Scarlet said

A teenager whose mum is disabled and dad is her full-time carer said she has memories of going to school “shivering” in a thin cardigan.

Scarlet, 17, who lives with her siblings and parents in Plymouth, said her family rely on charity shop coats and hand me downs to keep warm.

She said: “Every year it’s an issue that we don’t have winter coats - because we grow, because we’re young, and because we don’t have many, they get worn constantly, so they get worn out.

“I remember going to school in a thin cardigan shivering. As you get older the coats get more expensive. The last few years we’ve had coats from charit

See Full Page