Due to fears about the DWP checking people's bank accounts, I've been trying really hard not to ask for actual money on here but my situation is now beyond desperate. I have an upcoming surgery, which I've spoken about on here before, and although the surgery is free I have to pay for the dressings. This will be £74 and I have no money at all to pay for it. I've asked them about any way to get the dressings for free but they said I have to pay. Without the dressings, no surgery.

Due to having no income and maxxing out my overdraft to survive, I'm also drowning in OD fees and penalty charges.

Due to having no money to feed myself and because of my fears of the DWP checking accounts, I've previously asked for food vouchers instead of money on here. Several people over the past few months have been kind and wonderful enough to help by giving me Sainsburys vouchers, which I appreciate immensely. And with no end date in sight for my benefit appeal, I'll probably need to keep coming back and asking for food vouchers again and again. Sainsburys gift cards from people here are all that keeps me fed right now.

But I can't pay for my surgical dressings or overdraft fees with anything other than money. I'd hoped my benefit appeal might be sorted by this time but it's not, now I have no other way to deal with anything. I will have to cancel the surgery if I can't buy the dressings. So if anyone can help me out with some actual money to pay for these things, I would be extremely grateful.