The cost-of-living crisis has hit hard in households all across the country and when bills pile up, ‘deep furniture poverty’ threatens to take hold of thousands of families.
A new pilot scheme offers affordable finance to people who may not be eligible to borrow from traditional lenders.
For mum-of-four Charlene, that help to buy and replace essential items has made sure her kids have clean clothes, and there’s hot food on the table.
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