Our client, a lovely lady who has learning difficulties, is forty eight years old and is so happy and smiling. She comes to our local church and has approached me for help with food and heating. Having got to the bottom of her problems, A has been paying an awful lot of her benefits to a scammer who told her she was helping children who live in poverty. Our client is now in arrears with her gas, and has no food. Please can you help with food, and gas arrears of £149. Thank you.

G, who has fallen on hard times, following a heart attack, has now been diagnosed with heart failure and is unable to work. He is struggling on a low benefit income of Universal Credit and is subject to deductions, due to an advance. G is awaiting the outcome of his health assessment, but this will take weeks. He doesn't have an operational cooker and has no means to be able to buy a new one. Would you please consider helping this gentleman to purchase a cooker? Thank you.

S is an asylum seeker from Iran who is here with her partner and her five month old daughter. Her phone broke around a month ago so, since then, her and her partner have been sharing a phone. S needs a phone to be able to learn to study English, navigate around her new home city, answer important emails and stay in touch with friends and family.

One of the lone parents SMILE works with is concerned about her son, aged twelve, who is struggling to express his emotions. He has been excluded from school after a series of angry outbursts. Mum has found a good counsellor and her son is benefitting from the sessions he has had, however, she can't afford to pay for more. We have worked with the counsellor to reduce the rate to just £20 per session and want to be able to pay for ten sessions, as we all know it will make a real difference to this young person's life.

S has been in her home for six months now and in order to finish her flat off, she would love to get flooring for her bedroom, and materials to decorate and brighten her home. Previous support has made her home so much more liveable than it was and she has shown great resilience for a young woman who is setting up home, recovering from an abusive relationship and adjusting to a new culture. S is proactive and continues to meet with our counsellor to improve her language skills, building her confidence step by step.

N lost his truck driver licence eighteen months ago and now needs to renew it so that he can get back to work. However, he has no money, due to rent rises, growing debts to the landlord and utilities. This money would enable N to get his licence back, start driving lorries again and earn money again.

V and her two children have fled domestic violence and had to move to a completely new area. They have no furniture or white goods and have asked us at the Rockministry for help. V is already finding it very difficult to cope and needs several items of furniture. Could we please help to provide a washing machine?

This man has been hospitalised recently, due to a mental health breakdown, and he is now ready to be discharged back into the community. Unfortunately, while he has been in hospital, he has lost his home and all his belongings, so is asking for help with some clothes, a kettle, plates and cups, until he gets permanent accommodation. Due to this man being in hospital for a period of time, his Universal Credit claim has been impacted and, therefore, he finds himself in financial difficulties.

K, who has problems with her mental health and suffers from severe agoraphobia, was able to replace her water damaged bathroom flooring recently, with your support. She would love to be able to continue to improve her home by getting new flooring for her hallway and bedroom, which are both in poor condition. K is working with her support worker to get out more often and is going shopping with them weekly, which is a boost to her confidence. Any help given would be greatly appreciated.

M has recently been granted leave to remain after suffering from persecution in his country of birth. He has applied for a white goods package from his local authority, but this did not include a washing machine. M, who lives in a high rise building and cannot afford to use a local laundry, gets limited benefits, but has managed to get a local part-time job as a cleaner, to help him with basic necessities. Any help you could offer would be so welcome.

R, a recent Christians Against Poverty client, has recently become homeless, along with his partner and their teenage son. The parents are both dependent upon benefits, due to poor physical and mental health. They have managed to find a rented house, but require a new mattress for the double bed. They have struggled financially to make this new start, as they have had to provide many basic items to make the house liveable. It would be a real blessing if we could enable them to have a clean mattress on the bed.

This client suffers from extreme anxiety and Asperger's Syndrome, and has been living in a mental health rehabilitation project for the past two years. He is now ready to move on and has been offered an unfurnished council tenancy. This client has never lived independently before and has no household goods to help equip his new home. He works for a charity part-time and his low wage will not meet the cost of the items needed. Your help towards the cost of a fridge freezer would be very much appreciated.

Our applicant, who has multiple physical and mental health difficulties, recently lost her son, who was her only family support. Due to her mobility difficulties, she is being moved to a bungalow, but as she is on an extremely low income and doesn't have enough to live on, she is unable to afford any white goods. Our applicant's current washing machine has broken down and a replacement would be invaluable. Any donations to enable her to secure a new machine would be gratefully appreciated.

W is a lady who has been unwell for the last eight months and has been in and out of hospital for a very long time. Due to her ill health, she has lost a lot of weight and all the clothes she had from before do not fit any more. W needs financial support to help with buying some new and warm clothes that can fit her and keep her warm, as she continues to get treatment. She also needs to buy some healthy foods to keep a balanced diet, as she is on continuous medication.

Please can you help P? He had a major stroke earlier this year and exercise is part of his rehabilitation. He is still unable to work and uses taxis to get around. P has been advised to go to the gym to help with his recovery. The cost of transport for six weeks worth of sessions is £96 which he is unable to find on his limited budget. P would be so grateful for any help towards this, as he is determined to get on the road to recovery.

This single mum cares for four children under the age of thirteen. She is in receipt of benefits, but all of her available income is used for household bills and the day to day needs of her family. There are no carpets in the bedrooms. We can provide carpets and fittings to help make their home warm and comfortable, but need help with the fitting costs. Praying our kind donors will be able to help.

DD, a Hungarian national who is currently rough sleeping, is quite vulnerable and is looking to get into accommodation as soon as possible, but is facing barriers because he does not have any valid ID. He is wanting to apply for a passport so that he can get accommodation and can travel to see his family, as he has not seen them for many years. DD cannot afford this passport at the moment, as he is currently on benefits and is using these benefits to pay for essentials such as food and clothes.

This single mum cares for four children under the age of thirteen. She is in receipt of benefits, but all of her available income is used for household bills and the day to day needs of her family. There are no carpets on the stairs and landing. We can provide carpets and fittings to help make their home warm and comfortable, but they need help with the fitting costs. Praying our kind donors will be able to help.

This young lady and her child have fled domestic abuse and are about to be rehoused into a safe first floor flat. There are no white goods and mum needs a tumble drier as there is nowhere to dry laundry. The child needs a lot of changes of bedding, due to the past trauma, and a condenser tumble drier is essential, but mum is waiting a benefits review and cannot afford to buy one. She really wants to make this new flat their forever home.

JH is an elderly gentleman who receives Pension Credit. He recently moved into a ground floor flat, due to being bullied by his private landlord and his health issues. He did purchase a second-hand cooker, but it does not work and the person he bought it from is not answering his calls. JH, who has numerous health issues and has had a recent diagnosis of bowel cancer, needs a cooker to cook healthy meals, but has no family to help.