I have a client who is an asylum seeker with ILR, living in furnished accommodation who has had her application for a ccg to buy a washing machine turned down. She is HIV+, has a back injury and is clinically depressed. Her HIV means she suffers severe night sweats hence the need for a washing machine. She is in the process of trying to get her two children over to join her. The ccg was refused on the basis that it would not have eased exceptional pressure on her and her family as she does not live with her family. I mean, I'm not expecting much from the Social Fund, but is that not just a wee bit petty?
Can anybody think of a way round this?
Cheers
Ali
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