The 62-year-old from Andover lost her son, Wayne Eastman, after he took his own life on 20 May 2018. Despite only being able to afford the bare minimum for his funeral, the cost still racked up to approximately 4,500.
Ms Collins received around 1,000 towards the funeral from the government but she was still left to pay the remainder out of her own pocket, and after taking on her daughter's children, this caused her significant financial stress.
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