This morning we received this email from one of our regular contacts, this was a complicated case involving a family that has found themselves on very hard times, much worse…
This week there was a programme on Channel 4, Dispatches, Growing up poor: Britain's Breadline Kids. This programme offered a view of the world that we at The Biscuit Fund…
Things here at the Biscuit Fund have been quite tough just lately. The demand for assistance from us has more than doubled, much more than that even. The cases we…
We helped a lady who through no fault of her own was evicted from her privately rented accommodation. She had to move at short notice and had costs that she…
We sent some money to a young mum and her baby after they'd had to flee their family home following domestic abuse. She stayed briefly with her parents but the…
We sent £50 to a lady who had her PIP cut off unexpectedly leaving her without money for food until her next benefit payment, due the following week. She has…
We used to receive 10-15 cases each week that we worked our way through. In the past couple of months, we have received as many cases (if not more sometimes)…
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Life inside the 'Biscuit Tin' as we affectionately refer to ourselves is always busy. The emails fly in thick and fast asking for help, with some cases really quite challenging…