Give to someone in need
Acts 435 is about giving to people directly, to help them bridge the gap when they are facing a financial crisis.
Can you help a specific person in need?
Read stories of the applicants below and give as you feel able. Any amount will make a big difference to someone who is struggling.
You can instead make a general donation and the Acts 435 team will allocate it to the most urgent requests.
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- Clothes (2)
- Food and Heating (2)
- Ill Health (6)
- Children (2)
- Fresh Start (6)
- Housing (1)
- Struggling with Bills/Debt (7)
- Benefit Delays/Sanctions (1)
- White Goods and Furniture (9)
- People with Disability (5)
- Refugees / Asylum Seekers (1)
- Domestic Abuse (3)
- Warmer Homes (2)
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This young man went into insolvency due to astronomical rents and a motorcycle accident, just after lockdown. He received Statutory Sick Pay, which he struggled to cover all his expenses on. Shortage of affordable housing has it made very difficult to find somewhere affordable and he has been working over fifty hours a week lately to provide for the rental deposit on a new place. This young man is now in need of a washing machine/dryer and it would be great to help him collaboratively to make ends meet.
Still £150 left to donate
Total needed £200My client is struggling to make ends meet with the rises in the cost of living. Her cooker has broken and she only has a microwave to cook with. She has no savings to buy a new cooker and is presently coming to foodbank to help her out with food. A new cooker would really bless her. Please could you help?
Still £190 left to donate
Total needed £190S is a single mum of 4, struggling to get by on her low benefit only income. She is behind on her mortgage payments and has amassed energy arrears. She has reached out to her local Citizens Advice Bureau for help with her debts, however it will take some time to find the best solution. Please may you kindly consider supporting this family with a supermarket voucher to help them buy food and energy whilst they receive the help they need? Thank you.
Still £150 left to donate
Total needed £150N has been through a very turbulent time with unfortunately suffering an infestation of rats. She and her two children had to move into temporary accommodation whilst the landlord fixed the problem, although N had to contribute to the costs. N has heart failure having had 3 cardiac arrests. She is on Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payments. The rats had got in via a disused drain and have destroyed the daughter's bed, storage, chest of drawers, clothing, everything in that room, where they have chewed through and left excrement and urine everywhere.
Still £200 left to donate
Total needed £200G is about to be discharged from hospital and has nowhere to go. His relationship has broken down and he has been evicted from his home. We are hoping the Council will be able to house him in temporary accommodation as soon as possible. Citizens Advice are doing what they can to help as he has a number of debts and has just been hit with a huge tax bill, so has no money to buy food. Could you please consider supporting this gentleman with a voucher towards food, drink and toiletries? Thank you.
Still £120 left to donate
Total needed £120E, a single disabled mum of two disabled children, is drowning in debt. Citizens Advice have advised that the best course of action to tackle her debts is to go bankrupt, but it costs a lot of money, money that E does not have. Please may you consider supporting this family with £200 toward the £680 bankruptcy fee so that they can rid themselves of the worry and stress of being in debt for good? Thank you so much.
Still £200 left to donate
Total needed £200A, a vulnerable gentleman, has had his phone cut off, having gotten into £30 of arrears. The company have now added a £200 fee for early termination of his contract and it is with a debt collector. A's phone is vital, he has multiple health issues including mental health problems. Citizens Advice have contacted the supplier to ask they put a hold on the debt so it does not increase. Please may you consider helping this gentleman to get his phone back? Thank you.