A charity working to support thousands of women across Lancashire is collaborating with partners to tackle the growing concern of hoarding among its clients.
Lancashire Women, which supports around 5,000 women each year to improve their lives and push through barriers they face, is working with the falls team at the local council as well as the local fire service to support people who have hoarding disorders.
It comes after they have seen a rise in the number of people presenting in such situations. And they say issues may not have come to light without their need for energy support.
Mandy Taylor, Senior Programme Manager at Lancashire Women, said: “It’s been more of a concern since we started doing home visits. Our energy advice service is actually a way in to find people with such a condition. They often come to us with an energy issue and only when we step... Read more
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