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My diamond shoes are still too tight
I'm not remotely close to being poor but some things make me FEEL poor. Having an empty pantry when we got back from holiday was one of those, and having the boiler stop working was another - that happened again this morning though I fixed it. Hunger, cold. Big things for me.
You can tell I'm not poor because I had the resources available to sort both problems out easily and painlessly. If only I could convince the little panicked voices in the back of my head that that's true, I'd be laughing.
I've just realised I can check Ebay for a coat for Linnea.
You can tell I'm not poor because I had the resources available to sort both problems out easily and painlessly. If only I could convince the little panicked voices in the back of my head that that's true, I'd be laughing.
I've just realised I can check Ebay for a coat for Linnea.
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I spoke to the GP about my fears and when I go to the ophthalmologist next week I've to ask how long he thinks the problem will be and to give me a sick note then I may be able to get sickness benefit. Even then it is about £358 a month which isn't even a fifth of my usual take home pay. The GP has at last also referred me to an rheumatologist for them to look into why I keep getting autoimmune problems and swollen joints.
Also Harvey has bronchitis so we have to keep the house warm at all times with no drafts and I am dreading our gas bill.
If anyone has a magic wand or bright idea I would really appreciate hearing about it as at the moment I can't see how we will still have our house in six months time.
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Have you received advice from C.A.B or any welfare services your family/partner may have access to through zir workplace or union membership? Things like mortgage breaks, interest only payments, grants you're entitled to etc etc, err, child/working tax credits etc? [Apologies if you're ahead of me and this is all been there and didn't workish]
If your eyes/health issues have lasted or may last for more than 12 months you may be able to claim DLA which will bump up other benefits and be a gateway to other stuff. Get CAB to help with forms, there's a 60% higher success rate for those applications.
Oh and Shelter and other housing people may know housing stuff you can look into. If I think of anything else I'll comment again.
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We have looked into the above mentioned items. My daughters are over 16 so I no longer qualify for any child related benefits, also my husband has a very decently paid job so he earns more than the means tested benefits allow. Our problem is we got a new mortgage four months before I became ill, so we hadn't had it long enough to claim on mortgage protection (we asked) and just after we moved my daughter announced she was pregnant. Unexpected huge expenses on top of my illness and loosing a job have just compounded everything.
I will go see CAB though, it has taken three months to get the GP to complete the forms I needed to get the loan protection to kick in which has mentally drained me so getting help with other forms would be good.
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I just wanted to say on the topic of coats that we got Charlie a red hooded down jacket from Gap last winter and he is still wearing it this winter. And although it has faux fur trim on the hood, the trim is actually a button-on strip that can be removed. Just in case you come across any Gap coats on ebay and were tempted to pass them over on account of the faux fur...