- Sofa surfing mother finally has home July 3, 2019 - A mother of two children, ages 2 years and 6 months, has been sofa surfing with the children, waiting on finding a home. She has finally been offered a place to stay and is currently in receipt of Universal Credit, but won't receive any more money until the 18th July. She scraped together everything she… Continue Reading
- Man due Universal Credit payment of 81p July 2, 2019 - A man who was previously on Universal Credit found himself a job which was okay for two months, but sadly that job ended. He was paid his last wage and it seems that Universal Credit think he was paid more than he actually was, so by the time they'd deducted what they believed to be… Continue Reading
- Man completes rehab and is finally off the streets June 28, 2019 - We were approached about help for a young man, formerly a qualified HGV mechanic who has been living on the streets and dealing with a drug addiction. He has completed rehab, is living in a homeless hostel and is now clean of drugs. He was in receipt of Universal Credit, but has been sanctioned because… Continue Reading
- Young mum of two struggling to manage June 28, 2019 - Our help was needed for a young mum who was a care leaver following the death of one parent when she was 7, and then the other parent after that as a result of alcoholism. She got together with someone who she discovered was a gang member, he treated her very badly and was violent… Continue Reading
- Former HGV driver dealing with cancer June 28, 2019 - A man who was previously working as an HGV driver has been diagnosed with cancer and is currently undergoing extensive chemotherapy for this. He is not in receipt of any money at all, and his outgoings are over £700 a month. Our agents are helping him to apply for Employment Support Allowance and housing benefit,… Continue Reading
- Lady flees domestic abuse June 28, 2019 - A lady fled her hometown to escape a very violent relationship and is currently being housed by a refuge far away from where she used to live. She has left behind family and friends and arrived without any money at all. Her Employment Support Allowance payments have also been stopped without any explanation. Our agents… Continue Reading
- Urgent request for help June 28, 2019 - Our agents contacted us this morning to ask if we could offer some urgent assistance to one of their clients. A lady is currently experiencing a lot of debt and is having large amounts deducted from her Universal Credit payments. Our agents are working with the hardship team at the DWP to get these debt… Continue Reading
- Mother flees home to the UK with her children June 28, 2019 - We were asked to help a mother and her three children. They were all living outside of the UK and were the victims of domestic abuse. The family fled that country and returned to the UK where they are being assisted by a women's refuge. The mother is British and is currently in the process… Continue Reading
- Man wins job but risks losing his home June 28, 2019 - A man, originally from Zimbabwe, has been living and working here in the UK for the past 5 years. His last contract ended and this has left him unemployed. Unfortunately he needs to apply for settled status to be able to claim any benefits at all, and the cost of applying for this status is… Continue Reading
- Vulnerable woman financially abused by her own family June 26, 2019 - We had an urgent request to help a very vulnerable disabled woman who has many physical disabilities which have been present since birth. She lives with her family, but her physical conditions means she can only walk a few steps. If she asks her family to buy her some food, they will do that, but… Continue Reading