https://menuforchange.org/number-of-scots-forced-to-apply-for-crisis-grants-to-buy-food-continues-to-rise/ Tackling Food Insecurity in Scotland Mon, 04 Nov 2019 07:56:51 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.4.2 https://menuforchange.org/number-of-scots-forced-to-apply-for-crisis-grants-to-buy-food-continues-to-rise/#comment-1770 Mon, 04 Nov 2019 07:56:51 +0000 https://menuforchange.org/?p=31813#comment-1770 I applied for a crisis grant a few weeks ago… The woman who dealt with my call couldn’t have been any more or condescending if she tried!!!
I gave my reasons of what the money was for and she found it acceptable to question my need for continence products… She continued to be rude to me but the final straw, when I said I needed to top up gas/electric, her exact words were… ” Why would you top up these things, you’re homeless!!! ”
Suffice to say, I didn’t receive a call back or a crisis grant!!!
I was in communication with SWF but for whatever reason, they’ve stopped responding to me… I won’t risk the sheer embarrassment or feeling if worthlessness by applying again!!! Im having a hard enough time dealing with illness on top of homelessness without being judged by those who are supposedly there to help!

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