What Paperweight does, as told by our clients.
Read the personal stories.
Paperweight works across a whole range of issues relating to paperwork. We help people at a very vulnerable point in their life, giving them the time, the expertise and the care so that they can move from a feeling of crisis to feeling empowered and in control.
The following stories are all true – only the names and other identifying details have been changed.
The following stories are all true – only the names and other identifying details have been changed.
Simon
The brown envelopes kept coming through the door, with ever fiercer demands. Simon didn’t know where to turn.
Read More...Dina
Dina wasn’t allowed to see her sister, who has Down’s Syndrome. On her own, she had to take the local authority to court.
Read More...Claire
Claire’s daughter has learning disabilities. What support should she get? Nothing, apparently.
Read More...Carole
As her husband Sidney was dying, Carole knew there was a conversation about money they needed to have.
Read More...Ira
Ira had no idea how he was going to deal with the garage full of papers. They’d been there since his mother died.
Read More...Debbie
After escaping domestic abuse, Debbie now found herself hemmed in on all sides by legal and financial paperwork.
Read More...David
David had fought cancer. Now he had to fight his employer. But he hadn’t a clue where to start, or who could help him.
Read More...Jackie
If you’ve never dealt with the domestic financial paperwork, that’s very challenging. Now try it when you’re blind.
Read More...Abe
If you were very short of money, on your own, and struggling with poor mental health, receiving a County Court Summons would be terrifying…
Read More...Simon
The brown envelopes kept coming through the door, with ever fiercer demands. Simon didn’t know where to turn.
Read More...Dina
Dina wasn’t allowed to see her sister, who has Down’s Syndrome. On her own, she had to take the local authority to court.
Read More...Claire
Claire’s daughter has learning disabilities. What support should she get? Nothing, apparently.
Read More...Carole
As her husband Sidney was dying, Carole knew there was a conversation about money they needed to have.
Read More...Ira
Ira had no idea how he was going to deal with the garage full of papers. They’d been there since his mother died.
Read More...Debbie
After escaping domestic abuse, Debbie now found herself hemmed in on all sides by legal and financial paperwork.
Read More...David
David had fought cancer. Now he had to fight his employer. But he hadn’t a clue where to start, or who could help him.
Read More...Jackie
If you’ve never dealt with the domestic financial paperwork, that’s very challenging. Now try it when you’re blind.
Read More...Abe
If you were very short of money, on your own, and struggling with poor mental health, receiving a County Court Summons would be terrifying…
Read More...I was very frightened. I worried that I could make a mistake that would have serious consequences – that I'd do something and all my money would disappear...
- Carole
