I don’t know what the fuck to do.
Last year, at the time I lost my disability benefits (so December), my council tax benefit was – for some fucking reason – stopped and I suddenly owed £316. Went to court over it and kinda went ‘what the actual fuck’ and was told okay, we’ll take it out of your partner’s JSA (Jobseeker’s Allowance) and we’ll do it starting March next year at £5 a week.
Sure. It’ll take forever, but that’ll only mean we have to tighten our belts a couple of notches – well, if we still had the disability benefit (but that’s another complaint).
Fast forward. Someone fucks up the paperwork. We’re told it’s fine, don’t worry, it’ll be sorted – just carry on as you are. Spoiler alert: It’s not fine.
Letter two weeks ago, final demand, pay at least £20 now or we’re sending bailiffs. I pay the £20, which means no gas/electric that fortnight (thank fuck my parents are currently buying food) and by some miracle we manage to make both of them last. Okay, so now it’s £20 a month…we can’t afford it but we’ll have to or we get bailiffs. It’ll be fine.
Spoiler: It’s not fine.
Got a letter yesterday. It’s gone to the bailiffs. Can’t phone the agency, because the case is at the bailiffs. Phone the council – they tell me to phone the agency, who won’t do anything because it’s at the bailiffs.
Can phone the bailiff, but all he wants to be phoned for is either to pay the amount in full or to arrange a date he can come to take our things and put another charge on us.
(It’s not the bailiff’s fault, they’re usually lovely people, am trying not to be an asshole about this. This is literally all he can do.)
So.
We have to somehow pony up £320 within the next few days, or we have to arrange to have our goods removed and have another £75-£100 added on top of the £320 for the privilege. The only goods we have that would be any use is two computer screens (my computer’s still being paid for), Pup’s computer and periphials, our TV and our ancient-as-fuck PS2 and X-Box. Apart from 3rd-hand crappy and mostly broken furniture, that is literally all we have.
By the way, we had to borrow money to make our rent, and we’re currently £20 overdrawn and have maxed out our limit. We have literally minus money right now.
I can’t think. I can’t even fucking breathe right now. We need help and I don’t know what to do. I’m gonna put a paypal on here, because that is all I can think of.
Things have just been going to shit since they took my disability away, and I don’t know when they’re going to get better. Every month’s getting harder. I don’t know what to do.
Even a boost could help. At this point, I’ll take anything.
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Pup and Paler are my great friends who helped me a lot and always greeted me with open hands, even when they had little to no money. They are kind souls who don’t deserve all that shit happening to them. Please, reblog and support them, the more people know the more of chance is they will be able to keep a roof above their heads. Rebloging takes a mere second.
Any help at this point will be welcome ❤
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It’s about my dear british friends who are suffering right now – if you have a coin to spare, please share with them, they don’t deserve all that’s happening to them.
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