- Medical information needed for tribunal September 20, 2017 - We had a rather odd request. Our agent asked us if we could assist a man they are helping with £50 to pay for a letter from his doctor, stating his medical conditions and how they affect him so that the letter could be sent to the courts for his forthcoming tribunal hearing. Normally at… Continue Reading
- Debt relief help needed September 18, 2017 - We were approached by our agents who are working with a single man who is temporarily staying in a homeless shelter and has a lot of debt which is steadily rising. He is on Employment Support Allowance and unable to raise the £90 fee so that he may apply for a debt relief order. We… Continue Reading
- Mum fleeing her home needs help September 14, 2017 - We were approached on behalf of a single mum who had had to flee her home following the kidnap and torture of her teenage son. She was under witness protection until earlier this year, resulting in her moving home nine times. She is still in temporary accommodation, waiting on permanent accommodation. She was visited this… Continue Reading
- Woman estranged from her family needs help September 12, 2017 - We were approached by a new referrer about a 24 year old woman who has epilepsy, depression and anxiety issues. She is currently receiving £73.10 per week Employment Support Allowance and is unable to afford anything to put into the new accommodation she has been provided with. Our agents have sourced her a furniture package… Continue Reading
- School uniform time September 12, 2017 - We were approached about a mum who needed help for her daughter. The mother who is currently being sanctioned on her benefits, was unable to provide a suitable school uniform for the child. The knock on from this is that the child had missed a lot of her schooling last term as the mother had… Continue Reading
- A prisoner in his own home! September 6, 2017 - Our agents told us about the plight of a man they are working with. He was attacked so severely two years ago, that it left him needing a full facial reconstruction. He suffers PTSD as a result and is afraid to go outside and leave his home. He recently had his benefits stopped, leaving him… Continue Reading
- Homeless charity buys tents to help the homeless September 5, 2017 - It was suggested to us by one of our agents that we might consider donating a sum of money to one of the homeless charities, that are looking at purchasing some end of season tents from a high street store. We offered them £150 as the tents they were looking at were £5 each, this… Continue Reading
- Winter is coming! September 5, 2017 - We helped someone earlier this year, who was in a desperate situation, she was in debt and being hounded by debt companies and bailiffs. She was being supported by a woman's shelter, who reported that she was cold from not having a winter coat. We offered at the time that if needed we would transfer… Continue Reading
- Man loses his benefits payments on switch to PIP September 1, 2017 - We are unfortunately seeing a lot of these lately. The gentleman in question has severe mental health problems, and is currently in receipt of ESA, and was also being paid DLA, with a disability premium on top of that. However he was invited to switch over to PIP from DLA (claimants don't have any choice… Continue Reading
- Lady loses money on switch from DLA to PIP September 1, 2017 - We were contacted regarding a lady who has recently been invited to apply for PIP in the switch from DLA. Sadly she failed and has to appeal this decision, but is struggling as the only money she has coming in is her ESA payments. From next week it is likely she would have not had any… Continue Reading