- Man with cancer found fit for work February 4, 2019 - This situation is a man that has been diagnosed with head and neck cancer, needing to have extensive surgery. He did have a job but had to give that up when he became too unwell to work. He was in receipt of Universal Credit, but recently had a work capability assessment (WCA) where they found… Continue Reading
- Foot care for the homeless February 1, 2019 - There is a UK based charity called Forgotten Feet, where volunteer podiatrists offer free foot care to the homeless. They have meet ups at homeless centres where the homeless and socially deprived are able to attend. They are appealing for donations to be able to buy equipment and socks. We were made aware of this… Continue Reading
- Lady in refuge accommodation without funds February 1, 2019 - A lady was moved into refuge accommodation today and the group helping her discovered that she had run out of money. She is paid £230 per month to live off in Universal Credit payments. She is not due another payment until the end of February, so they were very concerned about how she would cope. … Continue Reading
- Lady of 64 left without any income February 1, 2019 - Due to the changes in the retirement age, now many women having to wait much longer before they can claim their pension, women that are disabled are having to continue to claim Employment Support Allowance (ESA) as an income replacing benefit. This lady, 64 years of age and living alone, was in receipt of ESA… Continue Reading
- Young mum of two struggling to cope February 1, 2019 - We were approached about a young mum of two boys, ages 5 and 3. She was previously in receipt of child and working tax credit, but had to switch over to claiming Universal Credit instead. This meant a break in her payments, resulting in her falling behind with her rent and some of her bills. … Continue Reading
- Young mum without money to heat home February 1, 2019 - We were asked to help a young mum with two young children who has a few days to wait until her next Universal Credit payment and has no money for the gas and electricity meters. She is struggling to make her money last her and has been referred for budgeting assistance to help her going… Continue Reading
- Mother of one without food and heat in freezing conditions January 31, 2019 - This mother of a six year is in employment, but for the past weeks she has not been given any shifts at work. She is in receipt of Universal Credit but is unable to cover her council tax bill, nor have any money for food or heating. She has been trying to find a better… Continue Reading
- Freezing cold and no money for heating January 31, 2019 - We were asked to help a young woman who up until the 21st December last year was working. She has attended a couple of job interviews but so far has not had any success in securing employment. She is in the process of applying for benefits but has failed to get the application completed as… Continue Reading
- Family struggling on Universal Credit January 29, 2019 - The family, a mother, father and two children, ages 3 and 1 years of age are struggling to manage. Both parents work, but in low paid jobs and they receive Universal Credit to top up their wages to a liveable amount. This is not working for them as they are in desperate need of some… Continue Reading
- Man needs to pay admin fee to accept his new flat January 29, 2019 - We were approached to help a man who found himself homeless after a relationship breakdown. He is currently in receipt of £160 per month in benefits which he has to stretch to live on. He has been living in shared accommodation, however his depression and anxiety is making this impossible for him to endure. He… Continue Reading