Mum is a single parent to her three children. Her middle child has autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and is becoming very difficult to manage in the home due to his disruptive outbursts. Mum has ended up having to change the bedrooms round to maintain the safety of the other two children which means she is needing furniture for the child with ASD. Due to mum being a single parent, she is struggling with finances, as there are four people in the home and she has very limited family support. Please could you help? Thank you.

B is forty five years of age and has two children who both suffer with severe autism and obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). Her eldest son is twenty five and can become quite violent, smashing items until they are totally destroyed. Last year he smashed B`s wardrobe and chest of drawers to pieces and she had to throw them away. He has since been on new medication which makes him much calmer and B feels it is safe to replace the wardrobe and drawers, but sadly she cannot afford them out of her benefits. Please could you help? Thank you!

Our client, who is thirty seven years of age and is a single mum to a little girl, works part time. She tries to do more hours when she can, but is restricted as she needs to do the school runs. R suffers from back pain which she takes medication for on a daily basis, but she will not give up work as she tries to set a good example to her daughter. Once mum has paid her priority bills there is no money left over. R`s cooker has been broken for some time and she has been cooking microwave meals. Please can you help?