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My client, who has two school aged children, has been without a washing machine for two months. She struggles financially with her daily needs and relies heavily on food and fuel banks to look after her household. My client doesn't have any family or friends close by so cannot use their washing machine, and the cost of a laundrette is eating away at their food budget. Christians Against Poverty has recently helped with her debts, but mum is unable to work, due to female health issues.
This man is currently street homeless while seeking immigration advice to sort his immigration status. He is sleeping in a friend's abandoned car and so needs warm clothes and money to top-up his phone and to travel to legal and medical appointments. This man has struggled with alcoholism but, for the past eighteen months, has been sober and engaging regularly with professionals supporting him on this journey.
This young asylum seeker, who is twenty two years old, has very limited weekly financial support and is unable to buy clothes with it. His shoes are broken and he urgently needs a new pair, along with a new coat, as the one he has is very worn out. Our client is very vulnerable with complex mental health issues.
A, who has been given a flat in a supported housing complex after seven months of being on the waiting list, is very fragile and vulnerable, and has never lived alone. The flat is unfurnished and she is struggling to find a carpet that she can afford for her bedroom. Until the carpet is supplied and fitted, she cannot move in as it would be unpractical and unsafe. A is desperate to move in, finally have some independence and the appropriate support she needs. Help towards this would be appreciated.