- Disabled man without money for heating March 20, 2019 - This man was brought to our attention. He is disabled and is having issues with his benefits, so our agent was going to contact him to see if a benefits check could be carried out to check he was claiming his full entitlement. To keep him going to his next payment we transferred to him… Continue Reading
- Woman suffers domestic violence March 20, 2019 - A lady had fled a domestic violence situation, ending up in a refuge far away from friends and family. She is due a benefits payment but not until the first week of April. In the meantime she has nothing to buy food or anything she needs. We agreed to transfer over £100 to assist her. Continue Reading
- Young mum in refuge without money March 19, 2019 - We were asked to help a young single mum of a four year old girl, they'd arrived that day into a refuge. She has no money to purchase food or everyday essentials, and is awaiting news of her bio-metric test to see if she is entitled to claim any benefits. While she waits for this… Continue Reading
- Lady in refuge needs help March 19, 2019 - This case was a lady who had fled a domestic abuse situation where all her money was being taken off her by her partner. She was housed initially by the local authority before she arrived at the refuge accommodation. On her arrival they discovered she had nothing, no spare clothes even. We sent across to… Continue Reading
- Disabled mother of four struggling financially March 19, 2019 - A disabled mum of four children is struggling to manage financially. She is affected heavily by the benefit cap, having to find £400 a month to top up the cost of her rent. She had her PIP claim refused last year and our agents are going to help her appeal this, or at least reclaim. … Continue Reading
- Mum flees domestic abuse March 19, 2019 - Our help was needed for a young mum, here in the UK on a dependent visa. She has had to leave the family home and her and her child are now in a refuge. They arrived with nothing, no clothes, no money and no idea of whether she might be entitled to any help at… Continue Reading
- Young mum with cancer needs help March 18, 2019 - We were asked to help a young mum of two small children. She has recently been diagnosed with cervical cancer and is about to start treatment for this, radiotherapy and surgery. Following the surgery she is going to need a replacement mattress as the one she currently has will no longer be suitable, they have… Continue Reading
- Family in dire straits March 18, 2019 - Help was needed for a family that arrived here in the UK back in 2011. The parents separated for a while and lived their lives, however the father became dependant on alcohol in 2017 and was unable to work as a result. He claimed for Employment Support Allowance and joined a detox programme which has… Continue Reading
- Urgent request for assistance March 18, 2019 - We were approached to help a young lady who unfortunately suffers with many health conditions. She is at the moment suffering very serious epileptic seizures several times a day which means she is unable to work as she would be a health and safety risk both to herself and those around her. Up until now… Continue Reading
- Family on Universal Credit forced to consider giving up family pet March 15, 2019 - One of our agents was contacted today by a man who lost his job in December last year. He has applied for Universal Credit but is still waiting all these weeks later for it to be sorted out properly. He has fallen into arrears on his rent and has no money for food for him… Continue Reading