It's tough, immigration fees and NHS health surcharge has been increased amidst already stretched pockets of immigrants. Our hearts are racing and we are wondering, when will it end?

This question of the week is very interesting, but also very difficult to answer. An immediate thought might be great, but when you think about it more it seems to be riddled with problems and far too many to write about here. There are to many different types of family and household groups to consider for one, near where I live there is a small terraced house where there is a large family of 8 or more working adults living together, Where as I am a single parent on Legacy benefits, not even able to receive free school meals for my daughter.

Or put in another way there are so many geographical differences in the cost of living, so I don’t believe it could really level out society that much. There are different costs involved with living in a city center or in the countryside.

Other things to consider would be…

How open to fraud would this be,

Initial cost to the country & where would the money be recovered from,

Number of qualifying adults in a household,

Would other help remain, for people with disabilities ect. War injury payments, pensions, PIP, funeral payments. This list could go on…

Medical health costs, NHS dentist, medical exemption certificates, infant milk,

What about the homeless ? What about refugees that are unable to obtain public money?.

On the face of it it would seem to be a good idea but it would not change the fact that we are all living in an unfair society that has very little chance of changing.

There are many people in this country that simply would not even notice if they were given 1600 pounds a month. Also there are many families / households in this country that do not get that amount, Including housing costs, new style ESA, water help ect. I am one of these people despite living with and supporting my daughter who is still in full time education and will one day hopefully be able to make her own way out of the life she has been up in despite it being her fault in any way.

As for the actual question I just remembered I was answering. I simply don't know, it has been too many years since myself and my daughter led any sort of meaningful life.

I get NASS support (asylum support). It used to be £40.80 but from January is £45. It still little but I thank God.

Feels like one is completely shot out in the dark with no hope of surviving. The surge in cost of living is heart breaking, especially for some of us who receive 'no recourse to public fund support' of just £33 per week. It is confusing and frustrating at the same time as there is no where to turn to for help since we cannot get access to public funds. This is unfair right now.

I don't think I would even celebrate Christmas that much. Normally during Christmas we buy gifts for family and friends and most importantly for our children - we buy them a Christmas present, new Christmas clothing and so on and so forth. But for someone like me, I don't even have have recourse to public funds so all those increased cost of living expenses support that most people are getting, we are not getting. What we get for a month is unbelievable. We barely survive, so we don't have any means of celebrating Christmas at all. So that's how we see about Christmas is what we're supposed to celebrate because it's part of our tradition but we don't have any means of celebrating.

Hmm it's not easy to live with this high cost of living especially for some if us who do not have recourse to public funds. We cannot receive support like others. It is very serious. May God help us.

Very cold 2° this morning.

News today emerges that people are paying £175 per night to stay in a tent in the fans village to watch the 'World Cup' football in Qatar.

Yet immigrants, fleeing wars are staying in tent villages for free as they are caught at borders.