- Rent arrears leaves woman penniless February 23, 2017 - Today our agent told us of a lady who has been homeless in the past and has lived in homeless shelters. She was finally offered a permanent place to live, but in order to be able to move in she had to clear some outstanding arrears. She did this using her Employment Support Allowance payments,… Continue Reading
- A temporary roof over their heads! February 23, 2017 - We were contacted today about two men, one in a wheelchair. They are both homeless, with absolutely nowhere to go. They are being supported to try to achieve permanent accommodation, but that is, unfortunately, going to take time. We sent across £140, which went towards buying them each a small tent, ground mat and sleeping… Continue Reading
- ESA payments suspended February 23, 2017 - We were contacted about a lady who had returned her completed Employment Support Allowance (ESA) forms to the DWP, as requested. She didn't though send them recorded delivery, which she later regretted when the DWP claimed not to have received them. She discovered this when her ESA payments stopped without warning. This went on for… Continue Reading
- Parents finally get to see their children February 22, 2017 - A couple, when they were made homeless, placed their children with the woman,s mother for safekeeping to keep them off the streets. They hadn't seen their children since last year, so we agreed to send across £30 to cover the return train fare for both Mum and Dad, and also a small amount to purchase… Continue Reading
- Moving home February 21, 2017 - Our agents contacted us about a single mum, 28 years old, with two children, 10 and 4. The youngest has recently been diagnosed with Autism and they have moved into a property that allowed him to have his own bedroom. This mum has no family support as her own mother was/is a drug user and… Continue Reading
- Washday blues February 21, 2017 - This lady that we helped had been taken advantage of by her violent and controlling ex husband when he encouraged her to claim for some benefits she was not entitled to. The DWP caught up with her and she was interviewed under caution where she admitted what had happened but that she had no idea… Continue Reading
- Suspended Tax Credits payments February 21, 2017 - We were approached regarding a young mum, a single parent, who was struggling with ill health herself and taking care of her two teenage daughters, both of them suffering with Asperger's, behavioural problems and suicide attempts. Both girls are in receipt of DLA, but one of whom was refused DLA on renewal of the award.… Continue Reading
- Hospital Dash! February 19, 2017 - We were contacted urgently about a lady who is staying in a hostel and was complaining about a sudden and unexpected pain in her leg, accompanied by it feeling very hot to the touch. The hostel had a look at it and said it was a bruise and nothing to worry about, but she rang… Continue Reading
- Unexpected Eviction February 13, 2017 - We were contacted about a man who had recently been evicted from where he was living, through no fault of his own. His landlady, unknown to him, had become quite seriously unwell and started to behave quite oddly, which resulted in her evicting him from his home. Initially his local authority were unprepared to help… Continue Reading
- Throwing a lifeline February 9, 2017 - We were approached about a young man, who had previously been homeless but was now in accommodation, safe and dry. However, his crippling depression and anxiety moved in with him and things have got on top of him. His finances had got out of control and after paying his bills, his remaining money was sucked… Continue Reading