£0 remaining for food and clothes vouchers
Our client, I, who is currently homeless and living in temporary sheltered housing, has an immigration application pending and currently doesn't have access to public funds so cannot access benefits. He is not able to work, due to his mental health concerns. I is destitute and needs £100 for a food voucher. He also needs some money to buy some winter clothes. £100 will be spent on a voucher for a clothes shop to buy a winter coat, shoes, trousers and a jumper.
S, who is pregnant and due to give birth in a few weeks, has sciatica, arthritis, PTSD (post traumatic stress disorder), anxiety and depression, impacting on her comfort, mobility and mental health. She is currently sleeping on a sofa with her eighteen month old disabled daughter, making it difficult to sleep. S has limited finances, due to rent shortfall being recovered from her benefit. She awaits the outcome of applications for Personal Independence Payment for herself and Disability Living Allowance for her daughter. £200 is urgently required for a bed and mattress.