Ds has been offered a flat but he doesn't have furniture.

[Yellowrose57]

My son has been offered social housing.i can help him with sone things. But not larger items.

I'm hoping i can find a charity of some sort that sells 2nd hand furniture. As we could probably get most things he needs under one roof and its likely they will deliver.

Just to ad British heart foundation and simlar are to expensive. We can't use free cycle . Facebook anything that requires collection . We do not drive or have access to a car. So it makes sense to use a charity

So bit of a long shot but does anyone know of charity's that sell 2nd hand furniture in the southeast london area..

Thanks 😊

I am based in Northern Ireland so may be different but here we can apply for a discretionary support grant to help purchase essential items. Can you cintact something like citizens advice to check what grants might be available

Is he on benefits as I believe they can do budgeting loans for things like this?

Because items would be at different addresses at different time's and days. Can't afford to high a man and van like that.

When I had no furniture, I got a cheap deck chair, and I actually liked sitting in it!

He doesn't have furniture that's why I'm trying to sort something.

Do checkout freecycle and Facebook - I’ve actually carried loads of stuff back on public transport. Maybe not a dining table but chairs, bedside tables and the like.

Is there a furniture recycling centre near you ? . Your local Citizens Advice might be able to point you in the right direction

Search Facebook for ‘I need a whisk (your town)’ I’m sure there will be one as most towns seems to have one. No idea why they’re called that! People advertise things they’re giving away for free and other people post for things they need. In our one, we get lots of people in a similar situation to your son, posting to say they need items for a new home. People are often happy to deliver locally, especially if you offer a couple of quid for petrol.

Do any of his friends drive? Or relatives?

A bed is a good start- I remember we had fold up garden chairs for the first 2 years. Our local hospice shop sells furniture. They collect, so they might well also deliver.

He could get a fridge freezer second hand for less than £200, and spend the remaining money more wisely. He should give this place in Greenwich a call: https://maps.app.goo.gl/sUiqaEgSoA7gFqJB9

He should really be sorting this himself, you can advise him but he needs to learn.

Yes definitely gold dust. Hes extremely lucky.

I was going to get him his sofas ir another big item. But I changed my mind because it would put me in debt and I'm already short. Plus i think if I do it for him he won't learn. Hes extremely bad with money.i had to do charities etc for my first place. And its probably still the same for alot of people now.

@Yellowrose57

https://emmaus.org.uk/greenwich/solidarity-furniture-aid/

As a young child, my mum & I had a mattress & some clothes. 45 years ago, and I’m still alive. It will be ok, just more expectations these days.

The charities round here doing furniture all deliver for a reasonable charge so might be a good idea to scour those. They also do things like curtains , bedding and utensils at great prices.

I don't know why some posters are having a downer on the 'we sat on the floor and used cardboard boxes as sidetables' folks..

We did!

It wasn't fun, and i haven't seen anyone pretending it was.

We still did it, and we survived.

It was worth it to have our own place - what is the alternative, turn down a rare opportunity for a secure tenancy at an affordable price? That is madness.

Anyway, I got a nice leather sofa for 50 quid 8 years ago, and it was delivered - charity furniture warehouse - there are a lot of those around but often not where you'd stumble across them.

In fact the sofa we have right now is the first sofa we have EVER paid serious money for (2K ish, SW James) and quite probably the last too - I managed to get to 45 without ever buying a new sofa and never paying more than 50 for a second hand one.

For much of that time (from 18+) I also had no means to collect furniture.

Stick a post on a local FB group looking for stuff, explain the situation that way you should limit offers to those who could deliver.

He's going to have to learn to manage his money better.

Mattress…Your lucky we had a cardboard box 🤣🤣🤣

Taxi mini van?

In my area the Salvation Army sells second-hand furniture.
There are also FB groups called “Acts of Kindness” in some areas where people offer items for free.

The wanted freecycle add is a really good idea - say you don’t have transport to pick anything up.

It is. But it doesn't have to last forever and the sense of pride and excitement as the OP starts to source things as he goes along will be satisfying, painting second hand furniture to his tastes etc.

He will have the enjoyment of making his home his home if he has the right mindset.

No carpets. I forgot about carpets until you mentioned it. Hes got 200 tip buy a fridge freezer with..

Thank you.

How on earth can he afford to live and pay bills if he can’t afford to get furniture delivered from a charity shop like British heart foundation?
I recently got an interim sofa from there while I decide what I want -it was £20 for delivery and they would have delivered as many items as I had bought!

But why would it be “squalor”?

You can keep a place spotless for free. Get a very cheap clothes rack for storing a clothes. A mattress. A cheap colourful rug. Build up from there. Everyone does that.