A family of seven were found living in 'heartbreaking' conditions in a 'bare' house with hardly any furniture, carpets or curtains.
Councillor Gerard Woodhouse was contacted by a resident worried about the household in his County Ward in Liverpool.
The local representative visited the family along with Liverpool 6 Community Centre volunteers to see if they could offer support.
Cllr Woodhouse described the scene when he arrived as "heartbreaking", the Liverpool Echo reports.
He posted on Facebook: "It was heartbreaking - the poor family of seven were living in house bare, hardly any furniture, carpets, decoration or curtains to list a few. I told the mum I would do what I could to help her and put the calls out on Monday afternoon”.
Volunteers set out to improve the situation and returned to the address with a skip and tools for decoration.
According to Cllr Woodhouse, they worked until midnight on Monday, January 31, and Tuesday, February 1, to paint and decorate four bedrooms, the living room, the kitchen, the bathroom, the stairs and landing.
Carpets and flooring were fitted throughout the house by a local business and by the end of Wednesday, February 2, the home was completely furnished.
This included seven beds, bedroom furniture, a new kitchen (including an oven, fridge-freezer, washing machine, microwave, pots, pans and cutlery), a dining room table and chairs, a TV, sofa, coffee table, side cabinet, bookcase, and a fireplace.
However, the task is not yet done.
Cllr Woodhouse added: “Tomorrow we will concentrate on clothing, frozen food and the little things that will make this house a home, and at the weekend our volunteers will work on the garden.
“Before the keyboard warriors start, this family had not asked for anything, it was a neighbour who contacted me, as she was concerned. This mum was not a drug taker or alcohol dependant - the mum had slipped, like a lot of others, through the net.”
He continued: “Although the house was in a bad state, the children were loved and she tried her hardest to give the kids what she could, when she could.
"While this has been going on, we have worked with partners to get her support, her benefits looked at and also got her to see her doctor.
"It's early days yet but hopefully the mum will get the help and support she needs. It was great to see the mum tonight and the children so happy and a job well done.”
The councillor said the family’s living situation was emblematic of life for many in Britain under the Conservative Party.
He continued: “The cuts to all services are at a all time low, all organisations needing to make savings, the council, NHS, you name it this government has cut it. Welcome to Tory Britain."
Britain is currently facing a cost of living crisis, which will be exacerbated by today’s announcement of the new energy price cap.
It means the price cap on standard variable tariffs - which also ends up affecting fixed-rate tariffs down the line - will rise from £1,277 to £1,971 per year from April 1.
Around 22 million households will see their energy bills soar as the average price will rise by £693 a year.
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