{"id":1083,"date":"2026-06-10T15:17:40","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T14:17:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cloudpress.co.uk\/rotherham\/?post_type=case-study&#038;p=1083"},"modified":"2026-07-02T16:45:58","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T15:45:58","slug":"sandras-story","status":"publish","type":"case-study","link":"https:\/\/cloudpress.co.uk\/rotherham\/case-study\/sandras-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Sandra&#8217;s Story"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row el_class=&#8221;py-0&#8243;][vc_column]<div class=\"row g-0 box overlay primary-bg \"><div class=\"panel vstack\"><div class=\"order-1 order-lg-0\"><div class=\"title text-start text-white\"><h1 class=\"text-white\">Sandra's Story<\/h1><p class=\"subtitle text-default\">Help with benefits after being made redundant.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row container_width=&#8221;container-sm&#8221; gap=&#8221;gap-5&#8243; content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; el_class=&#8221;pb-0&#8243;][vc_column]<div class=\"row g-0 box seperate default-bg decorative_quote box-shadow box-with-image\"><div class=\"col-lg-6 \"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cloudpress.co.uk\/rotherham\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Neutral-mature-woman-with-drink_iStock_907956158.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"w-100 h-100 object-fit-cover\"><\/div><div class=\"position-relative col-lg-6\"><div class=\"panel hstack\"><div class=\"order-1 order-lg-0\"><div class=\"title text-start\"><p class=\"top-title accent-bg\">Benefits help<\/p><h3 class=\"divider default\">The issue<\/h3><p class=\"subtitle text-default\">After being made redundant from a multinational company, 60-year-old Sandra was left with a severe medical condition that meant she could no longer work.<\/p><\/div>\n  <div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element   &#8221;mb-0&#8243;\" >\n    <div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n      <p>Having never claimed benefits before, she was given no guidance and assumed she wasn&#8217;t entitled to any financial help. Following a referral from her GP, our team stepped in to help Sandra navigate the system.<\/p>\n\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><span class=\"bg-tag\">Real story<\/span><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row container_width=&#8221;container-sm&#8221;][vc_column]<div class=\"row g-0 box overlay secondary-bg \"><div class=\"panel vstack\"><div class=\"order-1 order-lg-0\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid vc_column-&#8221;35&#8243; vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner  my-auto\" data-content-placement=\"my-auto\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"title text-start\"><h3 class=\"\">The outcome<\/h3><\/div>\n  <div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element   &#8221;mb-0&#8243;\" >\n    <div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n      <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We successfully secured Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) and the enhanced rate of Personal Independence Payment (PIP), totaling over \u00a3320 a week. This vital support will secure more than \u00a3117,000 for Sandra over the next seven years until she reaches state pension age, lifting a massive financial burden from both her and her husband.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sandra's StoryHelp with benefits after being made redundant.Benefits helpThe issueAfter being made redundant from a multinational company, 60-year-old Sandra was left with a severe medical condition that meant she could no longer work. Having never claimed benefits before, she was given no guidance and assumed she wasn't entitled to any financial help. Following a referral [...]","protected":false},"featured_media":1099,"menu_order":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-1083","case-study","type-case-study","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cloudpress.co.uk\/rotherham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/case-study\/1083","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cloudpress.co.uk\/rotherham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/case-study"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cloudpress.co.uk\/rotherham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/case-study"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/cloudpress.co.uk\/rotherham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/case-study\/1083\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1432,"href":"https:\/\/cloudpress.co.uk\/rotherham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/case-study\/1083\/revisions\/1432"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cloudpress.co.uk\/rotherham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1083"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}