After being made redundant by Dyson in 2003, Steve found himself homeless and without support.

The 47 year-old father, who had worked in the motor shop of the Malmesbury based vacuum cleaner factory, had been on the brink of getting a mortgage for a house in the town when he lost everything.

Steve now relies on the Doorway centre for a hot meal, a hot shower and to meet other people in the same situation to himself.

He said:" I now live in a caravan just outside Chippenham. The main problem for me is where I get my clean water from."

"I have to walk to a natural spring, but that is about three miles away. I then have to carry the water, which I use for drinking and washing, back to my site."

Steve said that Doorway provided a lifeline for him.

Steve's name has been changed to protect his identity