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A rental company removed our client's washing machine as they were no longer providing this facility. A lives off Universal Credit and is a regular at our community café. He shared how he is having to make a choice of whether to buy food or wash clothes. Having no clean clothes is having a negative effect on his mental health, as A does not feel he is able to go out and feels judged when he does go out in his dirty clothes.
L had a house fire on the 22nd of March that gutted the bedroom, and smoke damaged the rest of her house. She has brain damage, as well as other disabilities, and her adult daughter stays with her to care for her. Due to only receiving Employment and Support Allowance and disability benefits, L cannot afford a carpet. Please can you help?
This single man, who is in his late thirties, has multiple disabilities and poor mental health. He has an urgent requirement for a replacement microwave so that he is able to cook and heat his food. This single man suffers from severe gluten and dairy allergies, making food choices very limited, often very expensive, and almost invariably needing to be cooked or heated before eating.
We've known K since the age of sixteen when she lived at the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA), due to multiple risk factors. We now support her through our outreach service for women selling sex on the streets. K has had poor mental health and addiction, but is currently clean. She needs a microwave and washing machine to avoid travelling to the day centre on the other side of town, but cannot afford these items, as she is on Universal Credit. K, who engages well with us and other services, is still vulnerable and at risk of exploitation. These gifts will bless her.