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Do i need to tell OR

ssafa helped me with fees for bankruptcy , over the years there help has been unbelieveble

2000 when medically retired from Royal Mail they paid for me to a domestic appliance repair course and paid for 2 weeks in a hotel in yorkshire and paid fuel to get there.

2003 i moved to cornwall after divorce but unfortunetly i had a house fire from being hit by lighteneing i had no insurance they paid bond and rent for new property and gave me £200 to buy clothes as i lost all mine.

2006 Arranged and paid for a 2 week Holiday in Weston Super mare for me and my father after his heart attack

2009 Paid Bankrupt fees and now just found out there are giving me £200 to see my children..


What a fantastic Charity ...

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  • philnicandamy
    philnicandamy Posts: 15,685 Forumite
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    As its a charity donationI doubt you'll need to tell them anything.....afterall it's not cash you've owned yourself

    I'm not making myself understood for some reason today...everything post sounds like complete jibberish!
    We all die. The goal isn't to live forever, the goal is to create something that will
  • Thanks phil
  • philnicandamy
    philnicandamy Posts: 15,685 Forumite
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    Hmm nothing but praise for SAFFA they've helped my dad with a ton of stuff over the past (Ex Sarge in quatermaster stores with Lancs fusiliers)

    I did some volunteer work a while ago with them....gonna see if they need anymore help when i'm back on my feet
    We all die. The goal isn't to live forever, the goal is to create something that will
  • I have offered to help too but worried about being on incapacity . i was also a prefessional thief but did stores in the Navy
  • philnicandamy
    philnicandamy Posts: 15,685 Forumite
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    ahh ex navy "borrower" eh?

    I did worry about incapacity as well....BUT your allowed to do so many hours a week without any probs
    We all die. The goal isn't to live forever, the goal is to create something that will
  • worried if they say you can do that so can do paid work did you tell them you were doing it
  • philnicandamy
    philnicandamy Posts: 15,685 Forumite
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    didnt tell as such....enquired & according to the JC they said I could if I wanted to do some small ammounts of paid work while still on IB...
    We all die. The goal isn't to live forever, the goal is to create something that will
  • ok Phil thanks but no pay involved if i do i will be going to chat to a few oldies
  • philnicandamy
    philnicandamy Posts: 15,685 Forumite
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    Well...I was the same did a couple of hours a week as a volunteer (no cash) (all I could manage) & nobody seemed to mind....did wonders for my confidence & self esteem as well
    We all die. The goal isn't to live forever, the goal is to create something that will
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