Late last year we worked together with the council to help a vulnerable client in the Merstham area start a new life.
After the death of a partner, they got into serious debt and ultimately lost their home. Nearly a year of living rough followed. Eventually they came to our drop-in advice session* at Merstham Hub.
To begin with we helped sort out the money difficulties.
Then, with our guidance, they applied successfully to the council for housing support. With growing confidence, they found a furnished flat but time was short to arrange the deposit and first rent payment. We explained the urgency of the situation to the housing department. To its credit it moved swiftly to make the necessary support available.
“Somewhere warm to be.”
Some weeks later, the client reported how fantastic it was to have a furnished home, a bed and somewhere warm to be.
* CARBS Merstham outreach: Find out more