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| OTHER/LOW INCOME - 20 March 2007 | | | | Mr S. South West Trains. Age 36 with 2 years service. Suffered nervous breakdown. £125 Grant given to help with cost of additional hypnotherapy plus further pledged sum of £325 to assist with likely fees for his impending bankruptcy petition. | | |
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| CENTENARIANS - 06 February 2007 | | | | A grant of £100 is given to all those railway people and/or their widow’s who reach 100 years of age. There are approximately 90 such people due for a payment during 2007. | | |
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| MEDICAL-DENTAL-SPECTACLES - 05 January 2007 | | | | Mr T. Station Supervisor Age 53. Active Staff. Has had numerous accidents whilst at work and large debts built up whilst he has been recovered and was on reduced income. His debts are now under control but he has a mortgage with repayments lasting well into his retirement. We have been asked to cover the cost of a Prescription Prepayment Certificate as the cost of all his NHS treatment is stretching the already reduced circumstances. | | |
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| CLOTHING - 11 February 2007 | | | | Mr R. Labourer. Age 74 Three years service to 1953. SSAFA Forces Help asked us to assist in providing help with cost of winter clothing: coat, trousers and shoes. A small contribution of £150 was offered to assist with the purchases. The RAF had also helped with other household needs. | | |
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| MINOR HOUSE REPAIRS - 02 March 2007 | | | | Mr C. Merseyrail Technician. Active staff. We agreed a grant in August to help with cost of a small house extension. Further work was revealed showing extra funds were needed to relay a damaged sewer. A grant of up to £1650 was pledged in case of need. | | |
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| HOUSEHOLD EQUIPMENT - 28 January 2007 | | | | Mr L. Signalman. Retired early due to ill-health. He borrowed money off a relative to pay for a gas cooker & its installation. We gave a grant of £450 to pay off the loan. | | |
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| LOANS/CREDIT CARD ARREARS - 09 February 2007 | | | | Mrs B. Widow of Service Engineer. Now aged 78. For some she has tried to cope a rather large credit card debt. Barclaycard have recently increased the minimum monthly payment which she cannot afford. We have helped with a grant of £1,080 to reduce the overall sum to just over £7,000. | | |
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| HOUSEHOLD BILLS - 21 February 2007 | | | | Mr M. Tracklayer. Active staff. We helped with a grant towards Council Tax arrears but subsequent conversation revealed he had Rent arrears. We helped with a further grant of £660 to clear the arrears. | | |
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| FUNERAL EXPENSES - 12 January 2007 | | | | Mrs O. Widow of Leading Railman. Her husband died and Insurance policies raised £1480 but left a funeral bill shortfall of £1680. A grant of £1500 was given to clear the bulk of the shortfall. | | |
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| EQUIPMENT FOR DISABLED - 01 March 2007 | | | | Mrs P. Widow of Railman who died in service. Age 85 with poor mobility she approached the Royal British Legion for assistance. They in turn approached RBF and we have given a grant of £1650 towards the total cost of £4,590 for a Scooter, and also the Storage Shed and Ramps. | | |
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| CONVALESCENCE - 27 January 2007 | | | | Mrs R. Widow of Leading Railman. Age 83. She has various disabilities which are helped with the use of a scooter. Her daughter arranged a 2 week stay at an RAF Convalescent Centre. We assisted with a grant of £400 to help with the shortfall in fees which were not covered by the RAFBF. | | |
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