Hampshire charities 'busier than ever' with furniture poverty

Image caption, BBC South visited charity Scratch's warehouse ahead of deliveries being made

ByTiffany Rowlands

Hampshire political reporter

Charities say they are "busier than ever" helping people living in furniture poverty.

BBC South spoke to people and organisations affected in Hampshire after national charity End Furniture Poverty said about six million in the UK were living without essentials such as beds, cookers and fridges.

And a group of MPs is calling on the government to develop a national strategy to…