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25 May 2025
Q&A

Zayyan H

Does where you live have an impact on you and your families opportunities?

Hello, good morning. I'm sorry. I have to respond to this late. I'm about where I stay. Yes, it has had a bad impact on my opportunities.

The local Council I stay. There are no places for children to play for free. There are no explore Wishin for the children. There are no free studies for myself. So I had to go to another council. Another Borough which is very far for me to study for free because I'm not eligible to go to college now. And another thing, I

I could remember is that there is an apprenticeship course going on in another borough another area entirely and very far for me. I couldn't go because I have children to look after

And. Even if I want to pay for the child care for them is going to cost me a lot, because I have to calculate the travel cost and the travel time to add for the child minder to look after them. But if it was in my area, I know I'm going for just two hours and I'll have to pay the Childminder for two hours.

But going far away from where I stay. At least two or three hours. I will be heading to the two hours because I have to travel down there for like one hour or two hours before I could get there and my coming back, so, it's a lot. And when I calculated it, I lost that opportunity. It was very painful to me. And I learnt that my borough, there are wealthy people there, so that is why we don't have enough food

banks and other Lookout Services. Thank you very much, hopefully it will be fine.

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Changing Realities (2023), Zayyan H. https://changingrealities.org/e/sPZMg (25 May 2025)
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