"Due to circumstances over the last few months I have found myself in debt. I am struggling to pay bedroom tax and am now in arrears and have to go to court. It has been a case of either heating the house or eating.
I would be happy to move to a smaller property but there is nothing available so have to remain in the property but cant afford the bedroom tax and now face being evicted.
The situation is affecting my health and increased my depression, I have disabilities that affect my mobility but cannot go into any sheltered accommodation until I'm 55 years of age."
Thank you Sarah for sharing your story with us at West Cheshire Foodbank.
"For several months I have been forced into debt by the bedroom tax being demanded to pay £13 a month that I don't have. The council housed me and my daughter (aged 4) in this 3 bedroom flat as I was homeless and fled domestic violence. I have asked them to downsize me and they refuse which is causing my debt to increase by £60 a month. This is causing me to be depressed and left feeling trapped. They are now taking me to court to remove me from my home. I don't have family around to fall back on. If I lose my home we will have nothing. I am at college trying to better my life and make a better future for my daughter. The better I do the more something happens to knock me back down. If they moved me and helped I wouldn't be forced into debt and I could deal with my personal issues then i.e. no family and the loss of a child and maybe I would feel more settled. I feel like everything is slipping through my fingers and my life is just bad and unhappy."