Hello there :) I don't normally ask for help but I'm struggling and I don't know what to do, so I'm asking for £100 to help towards my rent. My name is Becky and I'm 27 years old. Three weeks ago I lost my job due to the company I worked for going into administration. I've now found employment elsewhere but I won't be paid until the end of May as I have to work a month in-hand. At the moment, my situation isn't good (Like many of you). I'm having to work part time at the moment as it is the only job on offer in my area, I also have a 19 month old daughter and a disabled partner. I have no savings and I'm at risk of losing my home. The money raised will be to pay towards 1 months rent. This will ensure I don't lose my home and will reduce the worry of trying to find enough money to pay the bills, food and keeping a roof over my families head. At the moment I feel like a failure as a mother, a woman and a partner. I have no where else to turn to. Thank you for reading my message and thank you in advance for your help. Please donate to rebecca.j1020@gmail.com via PayPal. Love Becky x

I'm a University Drop out who is desperate for some help. I can't Claim JSA due to dropping out and have been hunting like a mad person for a job but to no avail. I've even tried places like Wonga but i have no/bad credit rating so i can't even get a loan from a terrible company... In short i'm between a rock and a hard place and any amount would be greatly appreciated as i don't wish to have to steal for food. Thanks for reading

Hi everyone, We are literally at a loose end and I decided in sheer desperation to swallow my pride and ask for help. We are a young family with 4 children, one of which is severely disabled. Our little girl is blind with severe autism, learning disability, sensory processing disorder, epilepsy, panhypopitutrism to name a few things. Our home is very unsuitabe for her and we have been desperately trying to move for her sake and that of her siblings. We hardly ever sleep due to our child's needs and due to funding cuts are unlikely to receive the overnight respite we desperately need. Our other children are suffering as a result and need extra support due to sleep depravation. We also have a very unwell baby. This is tough enough, however we always felt we should put into the system as much as possible and therefore have always been a wrking family. However, due to my ill health (I have arthritis, fibromyalgia, anxiety disorder and self harm disorder due to a traumatic childhood), I have found it increasingly harder to be the carer my child needs and I'm ashamed to say that sleep deprivation, shame that I wasn't coping and sheer desperation drove me to a suicide attempt just before christmas last year. As a result my husband was forced to resign from his job in order to care for us. I am deeply ashamed about this and want to try to help my family in order to make it right somehow. We are in what you call a catch 22 situation. We have been on the waiting list for housing for 8 years but as our child's needs are so specific the housing are unable to offer anything suitable. We tried and tried to save for a private rental property but one that we need for her either doesnt exist or costs way more than we could ever afford. If anyone could help us at all we would really appreciate it. I don't know what to ask for really. We ran up a lot of debt as we tried various private medical treatments for our child, and also complimentary therapies which we paid for by credit card. We will not be debt free for 2 years and a mortgage is out of the question. However the thought of living this hell for 2 more years kills me a little inside each day and having to look my children in the eye when they are exhausted and ask why they cant sleep reminds me how much i am failing them. We do not have a deposit. We could build the perfect property for around £140000 but I know we will never get that. I don't know what to do. If anyone could find a way to donate even towards a piece of land so that we have a light at the end of this dark tunnel we would be so so greatful. Thankyou for reading and whatever you decide, have a lovely day.

Long story short i am at college on a level 1 course there is no funding for people of my age to progress to the level 2 course there are no jobs around here unless you have the qualifications which i am trying to achieve but the government doesn't want to help people like me for some reason. I was working when my daughter was born and i made her a promise that i would provide for her and not be like one of those tramps on Jeremy kyle. i am pushing my self to my limits and just want to succeed and make something of my life, clear all my debts, and be someone who my daughter can look up to. so i leave it in your hands guys do as you wish and if you decide t give me a helping hand then thank you for being a brilliant person

Hello and thank you to whoever takes a moment of their precious time to read this message.. I have never done anything like this before and I’m a little apprehensive.. but I was taught to be honest and humble enough to ask for help if I really needed it, by an amazing mother who I miss dearly. I am going through some really rough times at the moment.. Suffering from anxiety and depression, Getting in debt with rent and council tax because I am too messed up to answer the door and sort things out.. I am now £2500 in rent arrears because the council stopped paying housing benefit as I failed to reply to the letters sent to me. I have had five years out of work due to a nervous/mental breakdown where I was put on antidepressants due to stress.. however, on 26/09/2013 I was given the opportunity to partake in voluntary work for a local artist .. and I have always found art and creativity an escape from my problems.. so I decided to try and get myself back on track.. He taught me how to sculpt with foam, creating dinosaurs, and I was part of helping to build an animatronic dinosaur attraction. Unfortunately, where the attraction was built, the land owner prevented us from making any money by abusing our trust and withholding all of our ticket sales, and by falsifying invoices and neglecting to supply us with electricity. I am now lucky enough to be included in a new venture that will become an indoor attraction and without the risk of a third party putting a spanner in the works (to put it mildly) and if all goes well, I shall become employed and also have a percentage of the annual profit as a good will gesture for loyalty and sticking with the project for so long.. although secretly, I think the guy who I volunteer for has helped me far more than I could ever help him. However, at the moment, I am struggling with the pressure of having to live on £25.00 per week left over from the ESA I claim, for gas, electricity and food while volunteering every day to help get this place up and running. (volunteering for this project is the only thing that has kept me going through my depression and if it wasn’t for this opportunity and prospects, I’m not sure I would have kept my sanity. I live alone and have to pay extra on rent for the arrears caused by my illness.. and because I live alone in the flat that I have lived in for over 10 years that just happens to have a very small room that is classed as a bedroom, regardless of the fact that there isn’t a bed. Also just recently one of my two 18 year old cats (Jack) that I have looked after and cared for since I adopted them from a rescue center aged 2, well, he didn’t come home for the first time in 16 years.. and it’s been over two months now :'(.. and (Thomas) his brother hasn’t been the same since.. he keeps biting his fur out if I’m away for more than a few hours :( But I have to be away throughout the day the benefit of both of us.. I just think he misses me.. and his bro.. Maybe he could dine on fresh fish every day instead of tinned food once this project is up and running.. But I do the best I can and try to get him to eat all the best food I can afford even though I am struggling myself. If there is anyone out there who would be kind enough to help someone who is trying hard to finally get their life sorted out and to a stage where financial problems are no longer a worry.. someone who has sacrificed a lot so that he can be a part of making people smile. every kid loves dinosaurs right? :) If you would be awesome enough to make it easier for me and my cat to carry surviving while I try to work to wards some kind of future, and maybe even become in a position to invest more than just my time and hope.. then You know yourself that you are an amazing person, and will have all the good karma coming to you that a truly caring and genuine individual deserves. Thank you for considering us, Paul, Thomas and Jack (rip)