Mr MB currently works and supports his family of his two children, one of which is disabled and used a wheelchair.
Due to the increase in cost of living, as well as additional medical expenses, he was finding it hard to pay his rising gas and electricity bills.
Even though we are unable to provide financial support towards bills, the team awarded him with £250 worth of Sainsburys vouchers to purchase food and £200 in Argos vouchers for home essentials.
Hopefully, this financial injection will allow him some breathing space to save towards his bill payments.
He was very grateful for the team’s prompt response and the helping hand fund meant he was able to provide an enjoyable Christmas day for his family.
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Ms P is a single mother struggling with PTSD, and supporting her son who is undergoing the assessment for ADHD.
Due to the nature of their situation, the resident liaison team fast tracked her application and awarded her £500 in Argos vouchers to pay towards white goods and £150 in Sainsbury’s vouchers for food shopping.
We were touched to receive the following email from Ms P, “I can confirm I have received the vouchers.
“I wanted to say a big thank you for your kind offer to help me. I am still in shock and honestly quite emotional as I felt the walls closing in on me further and further every day. I am incredibly grateful and feel that I can breathe again.
“Again, my sincere gratitude for fast tracking my case, I understand you must be inundated with desperate families and therefore understand how lucky I am today with your prompt response. I’ll be forever grateful.”
To find out more, or to make an application, please contact helpinghandfund@wandle.com. You can also download the application form.
About the helping hand fund
The helping hand fund is available to all Wandle residents who are struggling financially and aims to support residents by providing vouchers to buy food and other household items from supermarkets, furniture, essential white goods and technology.
It is available to residents who are on very low incomes. To be eligible you must be a Wandle tenant or homeowner and are able to demonstrate that you need additional support. You can only make one application a year.
The helping hand fund is also available to new tenants to support one-off costs when moving into your home. It is not to be used to pay your rent, or other debts.