The lady has recently moved to the different council property, but the flat is unfurnished and there are no white goods either. K has struggled for over three months without a refrigerator, washing machine and cooker. She had finally managed to get a used fridge and, thanks to the help of St Vincent de Paul, K will get a washing machine. However, further help is needed with the purchase of a cooker and your help will be greatly appreciated.

E suffers with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and anxiety and is unable to work. She is in receipt of Universal Credit and is in the process of claiming Personal Independence Payments. She has outstanding rent arrears and is struggling financially. Her existing fridge freezer is not working and is not freezing. She would be able to shop and cook more economically with a working fridge freezer. Please can you help her with this request - she says it would make a massive difference. Thank you.

R lives alone and has not been able to work for over a year due to mental health problems. She suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder and has frequent panic attacks. She receives Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payments and just about manages to cover her general spending, but has little left over for anything else. Her washing machine has broken down and there is no way she can afford to replace it herself. She would really appreciate your help.

J has recently passed 100 days sober and, having previously been homeless, has now moved into supported housing. J suffers from mental health issues as a result of his years in addiction. He needs some help to buy things for his bare room to help him through the long winter evenings, such as a Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) lamp and a TV.

D has been in hospital for a while due to extreme pain in her leg. Her leg was eventually amputated due to the long term effects of diabetes and she is in the recovery process. D is unable to work at the moment and her benefits have not gone through yet. She needs help to top up her gas and electric, which has gone up since her return from hospital. She is also struggling to buy food, and she is on lots of medication at the moment. Please can you help us support her?

A single, isolated mum is a carer for both of her two children. Mum had suffered significant nerve damage after a traumatic labour and is in need of a small double mattress as her current one is old and doesn't provide the proper back support she needs. This mattress will enable mum to get the rest she needs to be able to continue caring for her family's needs. Although mum is in employment, her finances are stretched with the care needs of her family. Please could you help? Thank you.

P has had a deterioration in health and has run up some debts that she is trying to clear, working with Christians Against Poverty Money Coaching. Recently she has not been able to go to work because of health issues (a recent diagnosis of cancer and unstable diabetes) and money has been very tight. A plan is in place to work on the debts but her car, which she will need to get to work, needs attention because the front spring has gone. Help from Acts 435 donors to pay for the car repair is requested.

Due to having dysfunctional uterine bleeding and uterine adenomyosis our client needs to change their mattress regularly due to heavy blood staining. Our client is on Employment Support Allowance and doesn't work, and is finding the cost to replace the mattress a lot on top of the rising costs of every day items. She would be very grateful for any help towards this.

R has cancer and had to go to Manchester for Proton Beam Laser Therapy. A previous request to Acts 435 paid for his travel to and from Birmingham. Sadly, the treatment did not work and the tumour has grown, invading his spinal column and causing his skin to die leaving craters on his body. He receives palliative care and has gone home to be with his daughter and granddaughter. He needs a memory foam mattress to cope with the state of his skin and as he can only lie on his right hand side.

N was made homeless due to abuse from the other house occupants. Rehoused into an unfurnished studio flat, N has no fridge freezer. your support will allow us to purchase a suitable fridge freezer that fits into the limited space available. This is making N feel very anxious and is suffering from ill health. This fridge freezer will make a massive change to N's day to day life.

Our client suffers with an eating disorder and has done for most of her life. This has affected the her mobility and as such she has carers who come in and help her with meal prep. She doesn't have a working freezer, which makes it impossible to batch cook her meals. She would really benefit from an under counter type for access and mobility issues.

Our charity is currently supporting a gentleman who is suffering from mental and physical health issues and is currently receiving treatment for cancer. He is awaiting a benefit review and is being assisted by a benefit advice agency with this. He is unable to work due to his illness and is struggling financially to afford heating oil. Any support to purchase oil would be greatly appreciated.

D, a single lady with no family or support outside of AGE UK, has been living in unsuitable temporary accommodation, but has now been given social housing as she is very poorly and has a limited life expectancy. D is on a low income and has no savings, due to moving costs, but she desperately needs a cooker so that she can cook healthy meals for herself, and remain as healthy as possible for as long as she can.

S, who lives with his brother in a privately rented flat, has become his brother's carer, due to his brother having poorly controlled diabetes and asthma. Both are struggling financially as they are only on Universal Credit currently. They only have a fridge to store their food, but need a freezer to make shopping and meal preparation more economical. S and his brother have no savings and are having welcome support with debt and money management. They would appreciate help to buy a freezer.

Our client, A, is fifty two years old and sadly suffered a terrible sexual assault in his own home. He cannot bear to sleep in his bed and the police have taken all his bedding for forensic examination. He now suffers with his mental health and is sleeping on his sofa. Our client's support worker feels that if the room was changed and he had a new bed and bedding, this would help him enormously. Our client only receives benefits, as he had to give up work and cannot afford to replace these items. Please could you help him have a fresh start?

This lady works as a carer, but has had to take time off for cancer treatment. She was not paid during that time, but as she shares a house and, therefore, rent with a friend, she has managed to keep debt free. However, they do not have a washing machine and this lady finds washing by hand very strenuous. Your help to purchase a reconditioned washer will be such a help to her.

AW has been referred to us by Keyring who are supporting him. He would like some help to buy a bed and a mattress as he is currently sleeping on the sofa in his front room because his bed is broken. AW is on benefits, due to his physical and mental health, and has considerable debts.

C, who is self-employed, is a single mum to her teenage son since his dad passed away in 2018. Mum recently had to have her gall bladder removed and is currently recovering from this surgery. This has, unfortunately, resulted in a limited capacity for work and obviously limited earnings. Last night her washing machine packed in. C is able to put some money towards replacing it, but would be grateful if donors could help her with the balance. She wants to avoid getting into debt.

S was admitted to hospital after a fall resulting in spinal and rib fractures. She underwent fusion of the lumbar spine and was then discharged back to the place she recently moved into, which has no furniture. She has been sleeping on a broken air mattress, and uses a toaster and kettle for meal preparation. S receives Universal credit and is unable to buy white goods. She cannot shop or lift anything and relies on her son, brother and friends for support. She would appreciate your help to buy a washing machine.

Mum and her son moved into unfurnished temporary accommodation in September. This single parent is unable to work, due to mobility issues caused by neuropathic pain, bilateral sciatica and degenerative lumber spinal stenosis. The client uses the food bank, but it is difficult for her to carry heavy shopping on a regular basis. Mum would benefit from having a deep freezer to store items for longer periods, which would be less physically challenging and make economic sense. Thank you.