‘Thousands of families in Cyprus need support for Easter’

Thousands of families are facing financial hardship over Easter, unable to afford even basics like bread and milk, the Pancyprian Volunteers Council (Psse) said on Tuesday.

According to the volunteer group the number of people slipping under the poverty line is as dire as during the 2013 crisis. Then, as now, 2,000 families are being supported by the group through the holidays.

It is also the first time, in the eight to nine years since the food coupon system was introduced, that...