We’re in the middle of a cost-of-living crisis. It is serious, and real, and frightening. As we cover every week in The Big Issue magazine and every day on bigissue.com, increasing numbers of people cannot cope. And rising numbers of people have had enough.

Hollywood celebrity – and star of the superb Midsommar and The Revenant – Will Poulter is among the latter. Ahead of taking his place in the Marvel universe, as Adam Warlock in Guardians of the Galaxy 3, he’s decided to use his influence to take a stand against rampant unfairness by supporting charity Turn2us.

Turn2us helps people in financial hardship to gain access to welfare benefits, charitable grants and support services. They’ve seen demand for their services rocket in recent years. In the last year, they awarded £3.6 million in grants. They help more than 2 million people a year find out what benefits they’re eligible for.

Through his involvement with Turn2us, Will has made friends with Aneita Lewis. Aneita is a 49-year-old single mother from London, and has experienced financial hardship herself. Her story – which she shares with us on BetterPod – shows just how easily someone can find themselves in that situation, even when working a full time job. She found help from Turn2us and now advises the charity from her own lived experience.

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If you are worried about your financial situation, you can find out more about Turn2us at turn2us.org.uk

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