I was an unemployed, homeless mum sleeping on my brother’s floor – now I survive on £60 a week with my 12-year-old
I was an unemployed, homeless mum sleeping on my brother’s floor – now I survive on £60 a week with my 12-year-old
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A SINGLE mother has opened up about being homeless and unemployed as she received life-changing help. Amy, from Belfast, who supports her 12-year-old daughter Phoebe on just £60 a week, after being signed off work due to anxiety. But now she has appeared on Channel 5's Rich House Poor House and was seen sobbing after receiving help.
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The single mum switched lives with a pair of beauty aestheticians - who admitted they burned through 'thousands and thousands' each week, on this week's episode airing on Sunday. The Channel 5 episode revealed the emotional moment that wealthy businesswomen, Michelle and Liz, promised to help single mother, Amy get back to work after a bout of ill health left her relying on benefits.
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The self-made businesswomen Michelle and Liz who are best friends and colleagues, said they grew their business from the ground by 'working 24/7'. Michelle, who lived in her luxury house in Lisburn near Belfast, helped Amy during the show. The two friends run an aesthetics clinic in Belfast, which also offers discounted procedures to women who've suffered domestic abuse or illness.
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Meanwhile, just a few miles away in Newtown Abbey, Amy lived in a housing association flat struggling to even afford the basics for her and her daughter. The single mum has just £60 a week to spare, leaving her and her daughter to live without flooring in their hall or living room.
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