Well whats sleep these day with a 2 yr old and a 1 week old 2 yr old has been fine till new baby xx
It’s almost month end and my finances are so stretched. I do not as yet have enough to cover my bills and the stress is getting to me. Am embarrassed that I am known as a person who asks to borrow money from family or friends.
I would like to have a life without stress of money and fear that I will fall into debt and fail to provide for my children
Currently, I am getting PIP but not an enhance rate. So, I prefer an independent review where I may get an enhance rate. Disable people deserves a benefit which can help them to lead a decent life. Government also can use this workforce by supporting them with materials or give access to utilise resources. Also support them what other benefits they can get.
I think the Child poverty task force is a good thing, and I am happy that it has been set up.
However, even though I'm happy that it's been set up, I'm also sad that we even have to have a child poverty task force in the first place, because we are one of the richest countries in the world.
One of the changes I'd like to see them tackle is the 2 child limit cap- I think they need to remove it, as I believe it has played a significant role in the increase in child poverty in the UK.
Plan sounds good but will be difficult to implement as government didn't say from where they will fund for this project. According to me changes need to be done step by step rather than doing everything together. Government can keep things that went well in previous government and change that didn't go well.
Yes, absolutely, but we need to be extra careful and clear with what we mean and what we expect from politicians when we're talking about poverty. Because they aren't listening, these last few months have made that clear, they don't care about us at the bottom. We need to find a way to make them care, and that's by challenging their attitude towards us and fighting stigma and having clear expectations. Invest in our present to protect our nations future (especially our youth). They want to lower crime rates, NHS burdens, disability welfare burdens, etc. then they need to invest in our present welfare, give us a basic quality of life, not this squalor we've been forced to make the best off, through higher rates of UC, not dehumanising us by telling disabled people what they can or cant spend their disability money on and tackling child poverty by supporting parents.
Having a general election so quickly in between announcement and election day is very much disturbing as there was so many amazing things planned by Changing Realities. Less time to have anything to hold a prospect winning party to, but perhaps if it goes anywhere the local elections did, means a road sooner to recovery of some sort.
Feeling emotionally drained when I read or listen to new policies that are been passed through Parliament.
It doesn't make sense. With recent global conflicts around the world the UK government have decided to increase their support. This costs millions, millions that need to be invested in the UK.
On the prime minster's speech about accessing services and the like. He really has no clue on how people especially young families living day to day trying to get by on the very little services due to his party making cuts and closures.
I wonder why the children who are most vulnerable in society have been targeted? We are one of the rich countries in the world, investing in early years and parenting and services for the young seems to be the least important compared to funding other countries with military might. This is very costly and concerning.
Voting. I was talking to my neighbours lately about it, I got a letter last week telling me where my local polling station is for local elections next month. It's not even on a bus route, too far to walk, I'd need to rent a taxi to get there and back. It's too far for my elderly neighbours, my estate is full of the elderly and disabled (I fall under the disabled category) and most of them I've talk too have said it's simple too far for them, they don't plan on voting, saying they don't see the point, the country is for shite now anyway even if labour gets in. It's all just two faces on the same coin. I reminded them they can share taxis to split the cost or use postal votes, but a lot of them can't access the online system to set up a postal vote. I'm going to try to help whoever I can but most are so disenfranchised that they won't even try. I don't blame them. We have a community centre right in the middle of our estate, they said it's where they used to go to vote, why should we have to go essentially two estates away that's not even on a bus route. It's mental. And most of them can't understand why they have to now apply for photo id from an online system they don't fully understand or have access too. And no matter how I try to help them it's just too overwhelming for them so they won't try. That's about 20 people in my local estate who say they won't vote cos it's too confusing and complicated now and they can't get to the voting station for us. It really feels like we're being prevented from voting, the government is putting barriers in place to make us not vote. It feels deliberate. It's so unfair.
I am In in this position at present.
As a single parent, I am moving home with my teen daughter. We are down sizing to a small council flat as unable to afford the high private rent. There are no carpets and I need to buy a cooker as well as pay for removals.
I am unable to get credit from any lenders unless it has a high apr of 100 to 150%.
I have applied to the Scottish Welfare fund for a community care grant however the process time takes 28 days and I need to leave the current property before then.
The stress has caused my anxiety to worsen. Unable to sleep, exhausted and feel worthless as nobody to help. Citizens Advice appt is still another 3 weeks away.
I am selling furniture online that won't fit into the flat, but no Internet to buy yet.
I am walking to new flat with boxes and bags of clothes which are heavy and I find humiliating as I need to keep stopping to rest.
I am jealous of other women who have husbands and live in large homes. All their bills and costs are paid by the husband.
I have applied to the DWP for a loan but why only offer half what I need and it's to be paid back at @£30 per week. That's huge deductions from my benefits. I am struggling to decide to accept it or decline. I am angry and frustrated at how we are being treated in a cost of living crisis.
I have lost my last piece of positivity.