I Haven't Been Out for Dinner Since 2001 (I Just Can't Afford It) ; 86-Year-Old Phyllis Kept a Diary to Show the Weekly Struggle of Living Right On the Poverty Line.

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PHYLLIS Bretherton remembers the last time she went for a meal out. It was a birthday celebration, and her and a few friends went to a restaurant for a Chinese.

She even remembers the date: June 9, 2001.

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I Haven't Been Out for Dinner Since 2001 (I Just Can't Afford It) ; 86-Year-Old Phyllis Kept a Diary to Show the Weekly Struggle of Living Right On the Poverty Line.

While others in the city splash out on clothes, holidays and drinks, the 86-year-old widow from Fazakerley is one of thousands of Merseyside pensioners living on the poverty line.

Devoted to her religion and determined to keep giving to charity, hers i...

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