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Just the right amount of support, tailored to my individual needs
I was feeling the financial pinch of setting up home for the first time and it suddenly hit me that I was experiencing anxiety over money worries and I didn’t know where to turn.
I called the Ben Fund office to see what sort of support they could offer. I was referred to Anxiety UK and was contacted within a couple of days. The initial telephone introduction led to 6 face to face counselling sessions.
The Ben Fund offered just the right amount of support, tailored to my individual needs.
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I would have had to give up my job, my career, my dream of being an engineer
Izzy had two children to support single-handedly. The financial and emotional impact of having to set up home away from her partner, who had become manipulative and abusive, impacted on her personal and professional life. She was struggling to complete her ICE professional review and confided in her ICE mentor, Peter Glass, that she was in financial difficulty and needed to put the professional development on hold until things settled down. Peter immediately recommended the Ben Fund to her and encouraged her to apply.
The Ben Fund helped me when John was no longer around.
Norma's husband, John, tragically died after suffering from a brain tumour. Deeply traumatised, Norma struggled to get on with life and soon found it hard to make ends meet.
We were able to help by providing housing and financial support.