- 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
- Companion with unwelcome visitors February 8, 2017 - We were contacted by an organisation that needed a small amount of help with a young man whose only companion is his cat that has lived with him for several years. Unfortunately, his cat had come home with fleas, which were now making themselves at home in the house. He needed some money to be… Continue Reading
- Head in the sand February 8, 2017 - We were contacted today by an agency that are working with a man suffering with anxiety and depression. He had got himself into some quite serious debt and had effectively switched off to it all, shoving his head in the sand. He hadn't claimed any benefits at all for the past two years, relying instead… Continue Reading
- Eviction successfully halted February 6, 2017 - We were made aware of a family, Mum, Dad, and four of their children, struggling to keep their heads above water and not lose their home. They had been given two weeks notice of eviction, and had to raise £650, which were the arrears on the rent, in order to prevent this from happening. The… Continue Reading
- Much needed relief from Debt! February 5, 2017 - We were approached via an agency about a man in his 30s who had been self employed but had had to give up work last year when his work began to dry up. He somehow managed to exist by taking out loans to provide some money to live off, but they were now writing to… Continue Reading