Gateway M40

After suffering a breakdown, V was allowed to leave hospital after months of therapy, only to discover when she got home that her fridge freezer had stopped working and the food had rotted inside. V, who cannot afford to replace the fridge freezer as she only receives benefits, now has to ask her neighbour to go to the shops for her daily to get fresh food and she is feeling like a burden to her neighbour. V has older children, but they work during the day an V is reluctant to ask them. Thank you!

V is slowly recovering from being in hospital after having a breakdown, and currently is sleeping on a mattress on the floor as the bed base is broken. The mattress has springs sticking out of it and is extremely uncomfortable, this means that she is not having a good night's sleep. V has to rely on benefits as she is unable to work and cannot afford to replace the bed and mattress. Being able to have a comfortable bed and a good night's sleep will aid her recovery a lot. Please can you help? Thank you.

C, a young mum to two children, works full-time on a minimum wage and it is a constant struggle for her to keep her head above water. At the minute mum is having to share a bed with her eldest daughter as her bed frame is broken and the mattress is old. C was very embarrassed telling me her situation, but as her daughter is getting older she knows she needs her own space. Mum cannot afford to buy a bed as she has no money left after her bills have been paid. Any help would be amazing. Thank you!

K has three young children. Her son, who is twelve years old, suffers with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and autism, and can become quite distressed when he has sensory overload. Loud noises, bright lights and crowded places are also triggers for his behaviour. K hopes to make a calm space for her son with a new bed, as the bed he has been sleeping on is a metal frame, the legs are buckling and the mattress is old. In doing this, K is hoping her son will remain calmer, but cannot afford to replace the bed and mattress out of her benefits. Her son also needs some bedding.