A young mum, separated from the child’s father, due to domestic abuse issues, received £60 last week in benefits only to have a Payday loan immediately collect £52 from her bank account leaving her without any money for food. She has moved from pillar to post, to avoid having to live at home, and this has meant she has really struggled financially. The child’s father was assisting with daycare for the child while she worked, but this has now fallen apart. She has no gas or electricity, and on the day we were contacted had just prepared the last pasta she had in the house for her son’s lunch. Our agents have issued her with a food voucher, but she will have to wait until the food bank is open for her to redeem that. We agreed between us to send her £150 so she can stock up her cupboards and freezer and put some money on to her energy meters.