Michael is 54 years old and had been rough sleeping for over 15 years, he is an alcoholic with very poor health and visual impairment. When we first met him he was at significant risk of dying on the streets, he was living in a single lined tent and had maggots in his feet and…

Tony was 17 years of age and attended college full time when we first met him. Tony has Special Educational Needs and receives high level Personal Independence Payments (PIP). Tony lived with his mother and her boyfriend who regularly fought. Tony has  brothers who are all older, unemployed and regularly smoke marijuana. Tony’s mother and…

Emily is a lone parent with mental health issues, she was referred by the Early Help team who were assisting her with parenting issues around the eldest child who also has mental health issues. Emily had just started receiving ESA and had debts, notably water arrears and a tax credit overpayment. She was struggling to…