I’m a stroke and thyroid cancer patient going through a disability benefits appeal, so can’t afford to buy food. The food bank is difficult and time consuming to access, requiring a referral from a GP or citizens advice (and it can take weeks to get an appointment) and only gives things like tea, coffee, sugar and a small amount of bread and pasta. Never enough to last until I can get another appointment there. So I’ve been asking for help on here.
Because the DWP (British benefits system employees) will check my bank account if I win my benefit appeal, and I will have to explain any incoming money to them, it’s safer for me to receive supermarket gift cards instead of cash where possible. I also have to use these gift cards for other basic items I need such as toilet paper. I usually ask for Sainsburys gift cards, but Sainsburys has had a few technical difficulties with its website for the past three weeks, and due to recovering from foot surgery I can’t go and shop in-store right now.
The other supermarket close to me is Marks & Spencer. Someone here gave me a Marks & Spencer gift card, my landlady goes to the local M&S café with her friends so she is able to pick up my shopping for me while she’s there. She said the gift card was easy to use. In fact it turned out to be even easier than the Sainsburys gift cards as it didn’t require use of the website or printing anything out.
I will need help accessing food for the foreseeable future until my appeal is heard, and sometimes it takes multiple posts here to get a response, so if anyone is able to send me an M&S e-gift card, I would really appreciate it. It can be sent to my email address, DisabledAceSocialist@hotmail.com
This site takes debit card, credit card and paypal:
https://www.prezzee.uk/store/marks-and-spencer-uk-gift-card/
This site takes crypto:
https://www.bitrefill.com/gb/en/gift-cards/marks-and-spencer-uk/
I’m really grateful for any help!
Thank you!