Just a rant

 Hi everyone,

 just need to rant really,my dh lost his job just before xmas,I still had my job and then 2 weeks ago I lost my job too  They kept cutting my hours and I really needed them,turns out that business isn't brill for them either and all the new starters that started at the same time as me and just before lost their jobs too.Dh has been frantically looking for a job but there is nothing out there,same for me as most places require NVQ achievement to do my job and I was looking forward to doing that where I was. So we have been forced to claim benefits which is terrible,we have never claimed before and it feels so wrong. We went to sort it out last wednesday and they told us it could take up to 4 weeks to sort out  which means no cash in the meantime,my mum bless her bought us shopping last week. Things will be ok when they get everything sorted it just takes time and I feel so crap at the minute . My phone bill is overdue so looks like that will be cut off next week which means I will lose my internet too,its going to take us a long time to sort stuff out and get caught up with everything. I have had to take my car off the road aswell as just can't afford to run it which means I can't visit my nan at the minute. Also having a lot of complicated family stuff at the minute my nan has the start of dementia and my auntie I feel is taking advantage,my mum has contacted a solicitor about it (its a long story I wouldn't even bore you with it) but its hit my mum and I very hard as we feel powerless.

  Anyway just had to rant,tell you all I have a winter curse,I really must do,something always goes drastically wrong in winter. I just hope that things get sorted soon.x

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Originally Posted by jcat 

Everything seems to go wrong at once, huh? I'm sorry you're having such a rough time and hope that you get your benefits ASAP. Hang in there!

Thank you,dh looks every day for work and me too,I hate being on sate benefits I told the man at the jobcentre that but he said you have both paid enough tax over the years towards the benefit system.x

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Originally Posted by jennyranson 

It is a terrible time for business - I do hope you and your dh find something soon. Is there any way you can find a way to get your qualification while you are unemployed? Or at least start it so employers can see you are trying?

I did wonder that,I will ask them at the job centre,I so,so want to do my nursing but again you need the nvq's,thanks for mentioning that I will definetely ask. Dh is fully qualified at his job but there is no call for what he does at the moment.x

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Originally Posted by -_aj_- 

Yeh Ruth see if the Jobcentre can put you through anything that may help you, also dont forget when you get back into work you are entitled to a back to work grant to, my bro got i think £82 to go towards new work gear.

 

Im so sorry that you both lost your jobs and about your family :( 

Thanks hun, thats good to know and would certainly help. I don't know much about what we are entitled to,its just a pain in the bum while we sort everything out,my mum has been good to us but I hate taking things off people but she is more concerned that the kitties and kids have food more than anything x

Thank you everyone my dh is a qualified 200 tonne dumper driver and we really need the cash that he could earn doing that,he has looked at all kinds of driving jobs but nothing really available and nothing for dumper drivers. I am going to an open day in march , I have always wanted to be a nurse and I have found out that I can get funding so why not do it? That doesn't solve our problems though,dh looks every day for work. Its just really tough while they process everything and to top it all of my mum spent money on my shopping last week and spoke with my dad today and he told me that they are mega broke too and now I feel so bad for taking cash off them x

Thanks everyone,to top it all off dh bought a new car with his bit of redundancy money he got,we so needed a new one and from day one we have had problems with it.We have now today agreed on returning the car and we just want the cash back so we can ge something reliable and he has told us that he is broke and cannot pay us for another week!This man runs a business,I have been on the phone to trading standards and may look as though we will have to take him to court.x

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Originally Posted by kookycats 

Things just have to get better --- so just keep your chin up.      I guess we can all relate to your problems and I imagine most of us have been in that situation at some time.     Take care and let us know how things are going.   We all wish you the best and hope things improve very soon.!

Thank you so much for that,I always try to think that whatever situation that we are in somebody else out there is suffering more and that is true. Everyone has hard times,ours unfortunately always seem to happen over winter or is it that it always seems worse in winter as you are kind of housebound?x