I survive on £147 a week as a single mum – I had so many debts & a HOLE in my ceiling, until a millionaire helped me
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A SINGLE mum who survives on just £147 a week was left in tears when a millionaire stepped in to make her dreams come true. Michelle lives with her two children - three-year-old Toby and two-year-old Nellie - and her mother-in-law Sue in a three-bedroom, semi-detached house in Worcester.
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But in Channel 5 show Rich House Poor House, Michelle and her family swapped homes with property tycoons Rick and Lorraine Gannon. In the episode, airing this Sunday, Michelle, her kids and Sue swapped their home for the £1.5 million mansion Rick and Lorraine share with their two children, for five days.
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While Rick and Lorraine, alongside their kids Ben, 20, and 15-year-old Charlotte, temporarily relocated to Michelle's home - and were also given her £147 weekly budget to stretch over the house swap. And it will be even more challenging considering their six-bed mansion - complete with a gym and snooker room - has been specially adapted for Ben, who has quadriplegic cerebral palsy, meaning he can't walk and has limited use of his arms.
![[Black Porsche Taycan parked in front of a large brick house.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/rich-house-exterior-964192233.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
"That's not a huge amount for a family of four to survive on," Rick said. "Especially if a child has special needs.". Faced with the challenge of living on the meagre budget, and in a house that hadn't been adapted for his needs, Ben added: "I'm going to be totally honest with you, we're going to struggle.
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