reduncency

adele88_2

hi my partner and all his collegues were called into the work office,they are making about half of work force redundent 5 out of the 7 in his department are being let go. they are doing it based on lots of things and giving them score out of 80 and they have 3 weeks till they find out. we have 2 small girls 20 mths and 7 mths and i do not work i look after them and i am sick with worry. we are lucky that only debt we have is our morgage but i feel so worred about what if??
my partner works away bvut i have gotted numbers of companys and he is ringing arpoung but no luck.also going to find out some agencies just in case need temp work
just wondered if anyone has any advice or help for us. thanks x

TEDDYRUKSPIN

Even if you are made redundant, you should receive some redundancy pay, which can be 1 week for every one year in work.

You sign on straight away. This will ease your situation only slightly. Reduce you council tax asap. Get free dental care for being on JSA. Seriously, everyone is in this situation. Working credit will also increase if you partner is working. So make sure you obtain a new form.

Sometimes, it is actually better for people who have children and only one working. You will be surprised how much benefit money increases.

Word of thumb! Phone up! Sounds distressed! Shout the loudest!

Keep on asking, if you need anything.

In this world, the quiet one's are dying out!

elfen

Getting onto agencies is a good thing. As is getting hold of the Jobcentre and making a claim when he knows for definite if he's being made redundant. Is his job a normal everyday one or one that needs specialist training? Does he have any other skills that may help him get a new job?

qetu1357

adele88 wrote: »

hi my partner and all his collegues were called into the work office,they are making about half of work force redundent 5 out of the 7 in his department are being let go. they are doing it based on lots of things and giving them score out of 80 and they have 3 weeks till they find out. we have 2 small girls 20 mths and 7 mths and i do not work i look after them and i am sick with worry. we are lucky that only debt we have is our morgage but i feel so worred about what if??
my partner works away bvut i have gotted numbers of companys and he is ringing arpoung but no luck.also going to find out some agencies just in case need temp work
just wondered if anyone has any advice or help for us. thanks x

My advice (with regards to the mortgage) as my job is under threat is to do what I did and convert your mortage to interest only. For a £83k mortgage, our payments are now only £207 a month. It was free to convert. We can continue to overpay up to £500 a month whilst I am working but if the worst comes to the worst we will be able to manage £207.