diabetic daughter off to uni, in need of help buying a fridge

jenniferdody

Hi, not sure if im asking in the correct place, as its my first time to ask for help, but my daughter who is type 1 diabetic is off to uni next week, my husband is off work with a broken arm,he has been off for 6 weeks and the hospital said his arm is still not showing any sign of being fixed and has been signed off again for a furthur 3 weeks. I was her carer till this year when she turned 18 and i am searching for work ,but cant claim job seakers as my husband is trying to get income support top up due to him only getting statuary sick pay of 85 pounds a week in which we are struggling, as this is our only income we cant afford to buy a fridge at this time, we thought the uni were going to provide her with a fridge for her room for her medication etc untill they called yesterday and told us we have to buy one. we applied for income support top up a few weeks ago but they have still not started dealing with the request. her loan will not be paid untill october so we are really worried about her not having a fridge, i wanted to ask is there anywhere we can ask for help? as im at a loss as to what to do . can anyone help with any info? i would be most gratefull, thanks one very worried mum :(

faerie~spangles

Join your local Freecycle/Freegle group (Yahoo groups) and post a Wanted ad'.

Don't give a sob story as to why you want a fridge.

Wanted: Fridge, (your area)
Lovely home offered for unwanted fridge.

Will get a better response than.

Wanted: Fridge, (your area)
A sob story about your personal circumstances.

Good luck I hope you manage to get one.:)

poet123

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/2610728/c_1/1|category_root|Kitchen+and+laundry|14418476/c_2/2|14418476|Fridges|28135119/c_3/3|cat_28135119|Mini+fridges|28135577.htm

Would a mini fridge do the job?

pink_princess

I would go on to adtrader and search locally for a beer fridge.

I did this to store extras in in our garage. I paid £20. Perfect for a student.

To get the £20 just sell some unwanted DVD's etc.

pickpocketlocket

Has she applied for DSA?

krisskross

Does she have other problems apart from diabetes as she needed a carer?

If so i am sure the disability people at Uni will help her.

pickpocketlocket

krisskross wrote: »

Does she have other problems apart from diabetes as she needed a carer?

If so i am sure the disability people at Uni will help her.

Diabetes alone is sufficient to apply for DSA.

margaretclare

She needed a carer at home but she won't have a carer while she's a full-time university student. I don't understand this - surely a contradiction?

krisskross

pickpocketlocket wrote: »

Diabetes alone is sufficient to apply for DSA.

Her diabetes must be very poorly controlled if she needed a carer at age 18 was what I was thinking. A fridge won't sort that out.

pickpocketlocket

krisskross wrote: »

Her diabetes must be very poorly controlled if she needed a carer at age 18 was what I was thinking. A fridge won't sort that out.

You stated:

krisskross wrote: »

Does she have other problems apart from diabetes as she needed a carer?

If so i am sure the disability people at Uni will help her.

There is no "If so" about it, she is entitled to DSA solely on the grounds of having diabetes. The OP has asked about a fridge, nothing more, for all we know the other assistance could have already been arranged.

krisskross

pickpocketlocket wrote: »

You stated:



There is no "If so" about it, she is entitled to DSA solely on the grounds of having diabetes. The OP has asked about a fridge, nothing more, for all we know the other assistance could have already been arranged.

So sorry. I hadn't realised that diabetes was a disability. I thought it was a manageable (usually) condition.