Shop selling single nappies in bid to help struggling families

AGLASGOW shop is selling one nappy at a time as some parents can’t afford to buy full-size packets from supermarkets. The community “cabin” shop in Cranhill, which stocks different sized nappies from 5p to 15p, also offers food in small quantities including loose flour and pasta.

People come in and buy single batteries and one toilet roll as the cost-of-living crisis continues to leave families struggling to make ends meet.

Peter Kelly, director of the Poverty Alliance, said: “Poverty in Glasgow is an injustice that we can solve together.

“But right now, people in poverty need urgent support. The Cranhill Community Shop is a great example of how people can create their own solutions to tackle the effect of poverty in their communities. “That kind of compassion and concern for our friends and neighbours is what we need to build on.” Banking services offered at the shop’s Post Office are well used as the north east neighbourhood is seen as a “desert” lacking facilities. The shop is operated by charitable organisation the Cranhill Development Trust as part of a community hub.

Mum-of-three Faten Hameed, who is a Conservative candidate standing in the local election, said: “The Cranhill Community Trust is a great project but I am saddened by the fact people are buying 20p worth of sugar and a single nappy.

“A baby may have to wear the same nappy all day. That is all people can afford.”

The Conservative East Centre candidate added: “People are withdrawing £1 of money from the banking service at the shop’s Post Office. This is not the Glasgow I know.

“We need more resources to help people and lift them out of poverty.”