John could no longer work after being hospitalised with long covid.
He couldn’t pay his rent and many other bills. We looked at John’s situation and placed claims for the housing element of Universal Credit and an application for PIP, both were successful and John’s monthly income increased from £368 to £1,192.
While waiting for the money to come through, we managed to support John by issuing food and energy vouchers, and were able to put on hold some of the debts he had incurred since while waiting for the money to come through, we managed to support John by issuing food and energy vouchers, and were able to put on hold some of the debts he had incurred since losing his job.
Following our support, John’s mental health improved significantly.
