help lost my purse with £300 in

Mupette

custardy wrote: »

what bank was that?

Abbey National

custardy

Mupette wrote: »

Abbey National

well done abbey! thats positively humanitarian aid for a bank

chris1804

fkelanne wrote: »

you get a crime number, if you lose anythink, and report it to the police.
a few years back i lose my phone and the insurance said i had to report it 2 the police before i got a new 1. So i phoned up about my purse, and they give me a crime number.
I have checked my house insurance and no its not covers, if it was 500 quid it would of been. thanks all, im just going to be behind with my rent!

who puts £500 in there purse?

Oldernotwiser

fkelanne wrote: »

thanks all, im just going to be behind with my rent!

As you've only just moved, I'd make paying your rent even more of a priority than usual. For example, it's a lower priority than paying your mother back what you owe her.

98sidney

Do you have anything to sell on ebay for cash on collection, and do a 1 day auction.. doesnt have to be expensive items, just bits and bobs you no longer want.. that would enable you to pay a little of the rent..

redkev76

chris1804 wrote: »

who puts £500 in there purse?

Chris, i've had 900 quid in my pocket a couple of times when my landlord has asked for rent in cash as he's had tradesmen to pay. I'm sure it's not that uncommon.

Mupette

custardy wrote: »

well done abbey! thats positively humanitarian aid for a bank

ahh they did the dirty on me a few months later. Had good credit score etc etc, knew i had a difficult month coming up and asked for help was refused, and now have about £200.00 in bank charges all over i think it was £10 that i really needed help with. And couldn't get help from family or friends etc. way before ebay was on the scene for me to sell stuff.

alwaysonthego_2

You could try for a discretionary housing payment from your LA.

sulkisu

IronMaidenFan wrote: »

This sounds a bit suspect to me, why is he insistent on cash?? Think you need to speak to him a.s.a.p. to either arrange for the rent to be paid to him directly or you pay him yourself by bank transfer only, that way if anything goes wrong with the payment you are not liable.

As the OP is on full benefit, I can understand the LL asking for cash - no offence OP. Many LL refuse to accept benefit claimants full stop. Few will accept HB payments directly because if an overpayment occurs, the person who received the payment has to repay it.
OP - sorry to hear that this has happened to you. Somebody asked about household insurance; do you have it and have you checked if lost cash is covered?

As you have a child, have you tried Social Services? I don't know if it still applies but I remember that under the Children's Act SS were obligated to assist if the situation put a child's welfare at risk. I used to work in housing and tenants on benefits would get money (loans) and/food if their benefits were stopped suddenly or benefit cheques were lost in the post (back in the day when they still sent out cheques) and they had no way of feeding their kids. However you might not want to involve SS in your life, which I totally understand.

Can you ask friends or family?

Good luck anyway.

sulkisu

Oldernotwiser wrote: »

As you've only just moved, I'd make paying your rent even more of a priority than usual. For example, it's a lower priority than paying your mother back what you owe her.

I agree - especially as your landlord doesn't sound particulrly sympathetic. Rent only needs to be 8 weeks in arrears before LL can serve you with a notice seeking possession.