269 - Money for bus pass, food and bills - Sept 2026

We are pleased to be back with news of donation 269. With this donation we have helped a mum who has escaped domestic abuse after her husband became an addict and started stealing and ended up in prison. With support, she has achieved so much in the last few years - getting her status, going to college, moving into a council house etc but recently she has started having panic attacks and anxiety. Sometimes it takes until you feel really safe for the trauma to come through. As a result she hasn't been able to attend her universal credit meetings or keep up with their demands and they have sanctioned her payments. This is obviously creating more stress. She hasn't even got the money for the bus fare to take her children to school. We have sent £500 which will allow her to buy a bus pass for the children for a month, have money for food and pay some bills at least. Our member is supporting her and hopefully they will be successful in getting her benefits reinstated. It is always a privilege to be able to help in situations like this, where we know our input can provide a bit of breathing space. We are always so grateful to the community organisations who are there to support people like this mum. They work so tirelessly and we are always happy to play our very small part in the work they do - but we can only do that thanks to all you wonderful members who make this group work so well.

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