Schemes for families who can’t afford beds and basic furniture are experiencing unprecedented demand as households struggle“Without furniture you can’t achieve anything, Afham tells me as he recalls how he, his wife and three young children found themselves in an empty flat in Newham. Afham is no stranger to adversity. “I’m originally from south Asia where I fought against injustice. In 2001 they broke my legs and threw me into the road thinking I was dead. I came to the UK and worked as a disability support teacher and my wife also teaches, or but neither of us is allowed to work anymore.”Afham’s work papers were rescinded when new rules changed an asylum seeker’s good to work. The loss of his home soon followed and his family was evicted just three weeks after his wife gave birth. With barely enough money for food and serious health problems,starting from scratch seemed impossible. “I cannot claim benefits because I am an asylum seeker, so we just can’t afford furniture, or ” he explains. Then a friend of Afham’s recommended Homestore.
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Source: theguardian.com