As an adult with high functioning autism living in supported housing for many years, I had occasionally in the early days come across certain "professionals" who worked for my Support Provider & for the local NHS Mental health teams who branded me and others with...
The vicious cycle of the cost of living crisis: Dave’s story
Jul 15, 2022 | Lancashire, Silence is Broken, Stories
So, here’s my story, I’m Dave and due to the Covid pandemic I am currently not working. Pre-pandemic I was working in a care home and this sent my anxieties through the roof knowing that other staff and residents were catching Covid as it spread like wild fire. I had...
My Pension Promise: Pat’s story
Mar 4, 2022 | Journalists, Lancashire, The tenants' voice
We were married for 49 years but together for 54 when I lost my beloved husband Kenny. Although he had suffered a leg amputation due to ill health some years earlier, it had never dampened his spirits, he always cared for me and our 5 children taking...
Adrian’s reflection on the cost of living crisis
Feb 23, 2022 | Lancashire, The tenants' voice
I’ve certainly noticed the big price increases in the supermarkets. Like how a loaf of bread now cost me 70p where this time last year it only cost 50p. I can see the reasons why what with the war in Ukraine and the complications of Brexit. I was...




