- Full time student and lone parent needs help June 28, 2017 - We were approached about a young woman, who is a full time Masters Student,studying social work. She is also a lone parent, who has chosen to become further qualified in order to improve the long term situation for both herself and her daughter. Her hope is that they then don't have to rely on benefits… Continue Reading
- Man, living in UK for 15 years, loses identity June 27, 2017 - We were approached about a man who due to missing paperwork and payment errors, after being resident in the UK has been granted a temporary visa to stay and been told he has no recourse to public funds. His matter is being supported by our agents and this man's local MP to get this mess… Continue Reading
- Man, sofa surfing is airlifted to hospital following a haemorrhage June 26, 2017 - We were urgently contacted regarding a man that our agents had been helping with applying for Job Seekers Allowance. He has been homeless, so relying on being able to sofa surf, and his belongings all fit into a backpack. He was suddenly taken ill with a haemorrhage and airlifted to hospital. He has no money,… Continue Reading
- Young woman, a prisoner in her own home June 24, 2017 - Our agents approached us about a young woman, just 20 years old, who has severe mental health problems which prevent her from leaving her home. Due to this, she failed to attend a work capability assessment and subsequently her Employment Support Allowance has now stopped being paid. The knock on from this is that then… Continue Reading
- Man refused ESA needs help June 22, 2017 - A man in his 50's who has been living in a hostel was finally offered his own accommodation. He has been refused Employment Support Allowance, despite ongoing psychiatric interventions. He is appealing this decision with support from our agents and only receives £73.10 per week, the pre-assessment rate of ESA. His local council have been… Continue Reading
- Flat found for woman in need June 21, 2017 - We were contacted today by an organisation asking for our help with a lady they've been supporting for some time. She came here under refugee status and has now been offered a one bedroom flat. She has the money for the required deposit to secure the tenancy, but does not have the funds to cover… Continue Reading
- Homeless girl has job interview June 21, 2017 - One of our agents contacted us urgently to say she was with a homeless girl who had been able to secure a job interview. She'd managed to put together suitable clothing, but had absolutely no money at all. We sent £50 to our agent so that she had some money to cover food and travel… Continue Reading
- Homeless MS sufferer had his motorised wheelchair stolen June 21, 2017 - Our client is a homeless man who is currently staying in very temporary accommodation, and is without his motorised wheelchair that was stolen from him two months ago. He has been using a borrowed manual chair, but is unable to propel himself around in this and relies heavily on other homeless people to push him… Continue Reading
- A fresh start June 19, 2017 - Our agents contacted us today about a man in his forties they've been helping who has recently been released from prison. He wants to avoid getting into trouble again and going back to jail so he has been doing all he can to engage with the service our agents are providing, as well as the… Continue Reading
- Food bank running low on food! June 19, 2017 - We were made aware of a food bank which was struggling to have food available to give as donations following the closure of a supermarket near to them that had a collection point for their customers to leave any donations they wanted to make. The closure of the store meant that there was now not… Continue Reading