**Thursday 28th January daily chat thread!**

becky_rtw

clairewop wrote: »

omg scrap the 1st link waaaayyyyyyy ttttttttooooooooooo eeeeeeexxxxxxpppppeeeeennnnnnnnnnssiiiiiivvveeeeeeee lol

They have some nice stuff though so have emailed for the sizes on a couple of the pieces - can always re-sell after the party

Thanks Sally - I have one here too called the loft so I will nip up at lunchtime

Ames

Can't get a carer. !!!!!!y !!!!!!y !!!!!!.

schoolrunmum

Blimey Becks-size 6? You need to get a good pan of scouse down you girl....

clairewop

Ames wrote: »

Can't get a carer. !!!!!!y !!!!!!y !!!!!!.

why Ames? what was their excuse

clairewop

redsquirrel80 wrote: »

Claire - Store Cupboard thread is here - http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=20967

oh thankyou i been looking for hours lol

becky_rtw

schoolrunmum wrote: »

Blimey Becks-size 6? You need to get a good pan of scouse down you girl....

I used to be size 10-12 - too much running :rotfl::rotfl:

(plus I think sizes are getting bigger but dont know if thats just a rumour or really true)

Ames

Claire, I've just had the financial assessment. My contribution's come out at £35 a week (which would be a struggle anyway). The direct payments is minimum wage for 5 hours a week, so comes to less than £35 so I'd have to pay for it all with no help. But to do that I'd have to pay an agency, which is about £15 an hour, and I can't afford £75 a week.

But all is not lost, I've finally arranged for a carer, which knocks £12 a week off the £35, and having read the guidelines again I forgot to tell her about my motoringtransport costs, which are about £25 a week, so if all of that is counted then it brings my contribution back to 0.

Just need to wait for her to get back to the office so I can ring and adjust the assessment - she told me before she left I need to try and think of other disability related expenses, so I'm racking my brains now! The problem is I've incorporated so many 'extra' expenses into my budget that I don't see them as extra any more.

ETA, I've thought of a few more expenses - paper plates etc, and having to get smaller bottles of shampoo etc cos I can't lift heavy ones, and I can only use half a bottle cos after that it hurts my hands to keep squeezing. Oh, and an electric toothbrush.

clairewop

oohh fingers crossed then

I can't get a carer cause dh is expected to help me

Ames

Yeah, that's why I threw ex out, he got carer's allowance but did sweet FA - he claimed that it 'wasn't his job' to clean up after me, refused to help me shower, wouldn't do my washing up...

Oooh, I wonder if internet costs could be included, since I need it to do my shopping online.

Ames

Finally got through to them (ringing the phone number not the fax one helped) and asked for her to ring me back.