This applicant is a Ukrainian mother whose child is now one year old and has started to walk. Their host does not earn a lot of money and the Ukrainian mother is on Universal Credit. Neither has enough money to purchase the safety equipment they now need, as the baby has started to walk. They also need a fireguard for the open fire, as the host cannot afford to keep the central heating on all of the time relying on the fire for background heat. They need the stairgates as the baby is mobile.

This lady is working with professionals, including mental health specialists, to improve her and her six month old daughter’s outcomes. Her housing was dire and at short notice she moved. Her partner died in tragic circumstances and, although she has benefits, she has no savings and was unable to budget for the move. This lady has no storage and their clothes are currently in bags. With your kind donations we want to provide a wardrobe.

M, a member of our local community, is currently homeless with three children, two of whom have special needs. She has been temporarily housed outside the area in a hotel in Perry Barr, but still needs to get the children to Benson School in Winson Green every day, which is approximately a five mile round trip. Donations towards a family bus pass would really help M's immediate financial situation, and ease some of her daily stress of managing the family and the longer school runs.

St Vincent De Paul Droitwich is assisting T, a Ukrainian refugee with two young sons. Despite working part-time and receiving Universal Credit, she lacks the funds to put carpets in her home. While a partial donation has been received, there is a shortfall of £155 for this essential expense. Your support can make a significant difference in ensuring a more comfortable living environment for T and her children. Please would you consider contributing to enhance the quality of life for this family?

M, who was homeless and on the street two days ago, has just moved to Birmingham in shared accommodation. He has lost his all belongings and has no food, clothes or bedding, including a blanket and duvet. M is really friendly and kind and we are trying to sort out his benefits, but until that, he needs help as it's very cold. I really request our donors to help him. Thanks in advance.

This lady, whose partner died in tragic circumstances, is working with professionals, including mental health specialists, to improve her and her six month old daughter’s outcomes. Her housing was dire and, at short notice, she moved. She has benefits, but no savings and was unable to budget for the move. This lady has no storage and their clothes are currently in bags. With your kind donations we want to provide a chest of drawers.

X is an older woman who has recently been bereaved of her long term partner and her adult daughter. She discovered that her partner had not being paying the rent correctly and has left her in arrears. X is in receipt of benefits, lives on a low income and struggles to make ends meet. She also has to pay the under-occupation penalty, but is looking to move to a one bedroom property. X has been working with Christians Against Poverty to address her debt and now needs the £90 Debt Relief Order fee so her debts can be written off.

R’s fridge freezer, in which she keeps her pain control medication, has broken so she is unable to store medication and food. She has had a lot of unexpected expense recently, involving car, washing machine and energy bills. Living on disability benefit, more money is going out than coming in. Can we please raise the money towards a fridge freezer for R? Thank you.

L, who speaks very little English, is a single mum with four children, all of whom are aged under ten. The family have fled domestic violence from another part of the country and have very little. When visited, they were eating whilst sitting on the floor because they have no table or chairs to use. Support to get a table and four chairs will enable this family to begin to make a new start and provide them with some hope for the future. Thank you for your kindness.

N, a single parent to her ten year old son, has been trying to save up for a new washing machine. Saving is difficult in the current climate, as she is on Universal Credit. Other needs keep cropping up, most recently trips to hospital with her son, following an injury he suffered at a community centre activity. N would be really grateful for help to buy her own machine.

This request is for a lady who is expecting a baby, but can’t afford to purchase the items needed for when the baby comes home. We hope to help her with clothes, a Moses basket, a pushchair, nappies and a baby bath. She lives on Universal Credit and is becoming increasingly distressed about her situation as she approaches her due date.

This young man is a client of Christians Against Poverty who requires a washing machine because he has severe obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). He has very poor mental health, due to a lack of benefits, and is not in employment. This young man has also suffered from emotional and financial domestic abuse. Please can you help him?

This young man had an accident at work and has been unemployed for some time. This has resulted in major issues with his mental health. He is able to move to a ground floor flat to help with his mobility and will also be able to walk his dogs outside with the aid of a walking stick. This young man in need of a small sofa for his flat. Please can you help?

B has been advised by Christians Against Poverty that in order to deal with her debts, she needs a Debt Relief Order. She is looking for work, but at the moment she is reliant on Universal Credit and on a very tight budget. B can only afford to save 11 pence a month towards her Debt Relief Order fees of £90 and with winter coming there is the choice between food or heating. Help from donors would enable a fresh start in 2024.

H is a diabetic who is fitted with a sensor and an insulin pump. She reads the sensor herself and manually uses the pump. For the last six months, the suppliers of this equipment have been pushing her to use their app on a mobile phone to better monitor her levels. H cannot afford the phone and has refused. The company are threatening to not provide the insulin unless she gets a phone. The cheapest phone she can find that supports the app is £220. She has £40 towards the phone.