Daniel is 22, lives with his mother Claire and two younger siblings and, for nearly five years, has rarely left his bedroom, let alone the family home in Somerset.
He hasn’t worked. He hasn’t studied. He has not been in any sort of training. He’s just spent the time in his room – gaming, sleeping long hours, reading online forums, listening to podcasts, watching TV and films, and eating alone.
He might occasionally pop to the kitchen to grab more food, perhaps passing a family member on the landing. Or to the bathroom for a shower. But mostly his increasingly desperate mother
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