£0 remaining for two school uniforms
C is the legal guardian of her three grandchildren, aged eleven, nine and two, who have been abandoned by their parents. She is unable to work and her husband is on a low income, hence they have no savings. The two older children need new school uniforms, particularly A, who needs compulsory expensive bespoke items for the secondary school. In addition, he has Duane syndrome so he is registered blind, as well as having other abnormalities, e.g. shortened limbs and missing fingers, hence his uniform needs to be professionally altered.
M is struggling financially after losing his job, following the breakdown of his marriage. He is trying to get divorced, but his ex-wife is not making it easy and has started blackmailing him. The police are aware but M is scared of the repercussions, should his ex-wife find out. He is having a large sum of his earnings deducted for Child Maintenance, despite an agreement with his ex-wife. M has sought help and is trying to get this sorted out, but in the meantime cannot afford food, toiletries and cleaning products. Please would you help him?
A has been a Christians Against Poverty client for over three years and has been diligently working to pay off her debts, incurred by an ex-partner who left her with all the debt. She is working five days per week and helping her children overcome learning difficulties, and needs her car to travel across the area. The car failed last week and A is trying to get the repairs completed, but has exhausted all of her savings and has nowhere else to turn.
P is a single young mother with a learning disability who requires a new mattress as her current one is in very poor condition. She is still attending college and receives Universal Credit, but her Personal Independence Payment has been stopped and she is having professional support to appeal this decision. This has meant that P doesn't have the funds to save for a new mattress. She also has mounting debts, due to the changes in her benefits.