This might sound a bit blamey but I just know that I was solvent before I had to move house to accomodate my disabled kids, I fought social services who wanted to take one away rather than help, took them to the ombudsman. They gave me an adapted house as soon as the ombudsmans letter was ready told me to move in, in 8 days. There wasnt even paint on the walls just concrete floors too. I worked in NHS and we have to give 3 weeks notice of holiday leave as patients are booked 3 weeks in advance, I couldnt get the time off so had to pay two lots of rent. Then they expected me to move on my own,I broke my car trying to take heavy stuff. Needless to say I got loans, I felt backed into a corner, oh and they gave me the house 2 days before christmas on the 23rd Dec. I wouldnt be in this mess if I hadnt been put in this position, I know that, but I did sign for the loans and if I had the time again I would have asked for more help from the people who know me and would have cared, realistic time scales and affordablitly by a single parent from those that put me in this position and would not have listened to the the the listening bank who were obviously only thinking about making money and not about affordability. Too late now though, hindsight is a wonderful thing. ~When I looked into an IVA they said youre a good bet because of the DLA payments but I still need you in full time work, just how on earth could I???? They did agree to write one lot off as I did have extra expenses. But I tell you, I do 24/7 job as it is. I have really wanted to rant about this now I have, you really have to suffer to get this money, its not a freebe it affects the whole family, the siblings get a very raw deal. There is no other authority that I know of where DLA is counted as income and carers allowance is a joke.
My rant over too.
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lily on Sun Mar 23, 2008 1:53 am, edited 1 time in total.
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