Kate Ritchie

Between May the 7th and May the 11th Nick and I will be living below the poverty line. We will have £1 each spend per day on food and drink, with a total of £5 each for our shopping during those 5 days.

We've already worked out a shopping list and planned some meals. With only £1 a day to spend our average day will consist of 2 slices of Tesco Value bread toasted for breakfast, a quarter of a tin of Tesco Value beans and 2 slices of Tesco Value bread plus an apple for lunch and for dinner we will feast on pasta with passata.

Despite being a lot less than we would normally eat this is probably a lot more than your average homeless person would eat in a day. That is why during our week of poverty Nick and I will be raising money for Cyrenians Cymru.

For four decades Cyrenians Cymru have worked to tackle entrenched poverty and deprivation in South West Wales. They offer a range of services to homeless and disadvantaged adults that encompass accommodation, tenacy ... more

Between May the 7th and May the 11th Nick and I will be living below the poverty line. We will have £1 each spend per day on food and drink, with a total of £5 each for our shopping during those 5 days.

We've already worked out a shopping list and planned some meals. With only £1 a day to spend our average day will consist of 2 slices of Tesco Value bread toasted for breakfast, a quarter of a tin of Tesco Value beans and 2 slices of Tesco Value bread plus an apple for lunch and for dinner we will feast on pasta with passata.

Despite being a lot less than we would normally eat this is probably a lot more than your average homeless person would eat in a day. That is why during our week of poverty Nick and I will be raising money for Cyrenians Cymru.

For four decades Cyrenians Cymru have worked to tackle entrenched poverty and deprivation in South West Wales. They offer a range of services to homeless and disadvantaged adults that encompass accommodation, tenacy support, health and healthy living, recycling, lifelong learning, vocational training, employment support and social enterprise.

For more information on the charity go to www.cyrenians.co.uk