Selfless mum dubbed 'angel' for helping others in cost-of-living nightmare

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be receiving benefits but they’re not. So we want to get that message out to them. They’ll go ‘No, I’m alright’ because there is a bit of pride there – but we want to make sure they get everything they’re entitled to.”Karen is devoted to helping people in the local community because she knows what it’s like to struggle.

As a young mum of two, she worked and had to battle to support her children. “I had to fight to make sure I got all the right benefits – and then people saw what I did and started coming to me for help,” says Karen.She then started to volunteer – and found her vocation, which led her to Pallion, where her nickname is Community Angel.Over the past month Karen has noticed more people than ever need help as fuel bills rise and the cost-of-living crisis bites. “The fuel hikes aren’t in line with people’s wages and benefits, so we’re helping as much as we can.

But we don’t just want to stick a plaster over it. Do we need to get people into better-paid jobs? Do we need to upskill them?” she asks.“There are lots of reasons why people are struggling now.

They might have lost their jobs or used up their savings during the Covid pandemic. Some people are on benefits – but we’ve got a lot of people who are working hard just to put food on the table.”The Pallion Action Group is just one of the projects that has received funding from People's Health Trust with money raised through The Health Lottery, and every time you play you’re supporting local communities like these.