Single dad struggling with cost of living flooded with offers of help after appearing on BBC
BBC West Social Affairs Correspondent
The story was watched by hundreds of thousands of people and provoked an outpouring of sympathy. Reporter Fiona Lamdin visited him again to show Samuel some of the messages sent about him.Samuel was close to tears as I showed him the messages sent by BBC viewers. Samuel was a security guard but was signed-off sick and now receives benefits. After he has paid all his bills, he is left with £52 a week to cover school uniform, shoes and all their food.There are kind messages and many offers of help. But before he could read any more, his phone alarm went off. It was time to get his boys from school.
Julie, the lolly pop lady, had baked them a banana cake for the weekend which she handed over in a plastic bag.Before the family even got through their front door, Samuel had the cake tin out by the entrance to the lift and he shared out the banana loaf.We met Charleigh, she and her partner also live on the 15th floor with their four girls."Everyone's on top of each other, stuck in a place like this you can't really do anything, it really does take it's toll.
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