white goods

The council said £387,000 was spent on food banks, healthy homes, heated vests for people to keep warm and to provide white goods to households.

Ben said the house, which he moved into in September, did not contain any white goods, like a washing machine or fridge.

One business told the BBC that increased costs were likely to feed through to the price of big-ticket items such as white goods.

It sold off a slew of businesses including mobile phones, medical systems and white goods.

"We're replacing all her white goods, beds and mattresses and have offered to pay for her clothes to be laundered. We'll continue to closely support Ms Richards until she is settled into her home."