I've moved into a 2 bed house with my daughter. We don't have a bed or carpets. Is there any help?

Kazcooper
Kazcooper Online Community Member Posts: 1 Listener
edited January 2022 in Housing and independent living
Hi i have moved into a 2bed house i have a 20 yr old daughter with me im suffering with bronchitus and dont have a bed or carpets im on uc and pip is there any help

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  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,458 Championing
    Hi,
    If you're living in England there's the new Household Support Fund which is administered by your local Authority so you should speak to them. Details in link.https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-launches-500m-support-for-vulnerable-households-over-winter

  • Tori_Scope
    Tori_Scope Scope Posts: 12,469 Championing
    Hi @Kazcooper :) Welcome to the community!

    I'm sorry to hear about the situation you're in. Have you been able to get in touch with your local authority about this at all? 

    You may want to look into grants that might be available to you. We have a page on our website about finding and applying for grants that you may find helpful. 

    Do you mind me asking what you're currently sleeping on at the moment? 

    If you have any spare funds, which I appreciate you might not, you could try looking for a second hand bed. For example, you could try looking in a charity shop that does furniture, or on an online marketplace. 
  • TheAlien
    TheAlien Online Community Member Posts: 228 Empowering
    It may be an idea to put a wanted ad on your local freecycle group.  
  • SamMoore
    SamMoore Online Community Member Posts: 6 Listener
    Hi Kaz, When I moved to my last home there was a charity in the area which linked up with other local charities like HomeStart and Healthy Minds etc and helped people out with free/very cheap but good furniture if they were in need. A lot of the big charities furniture places end up dumping stuff they can't sell so it works out well both ways.
  • Alex_Alumni
    Alex_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 7,536 Championing
    Hello @Kazcooper how have you been getting on? I hope you found the replies to this post helpful :)

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