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Lost purse with benefits in

shayshay95 · 2015-12-10 13:01:16

Hi everyone, Yesterday I paid in Co-op, and had £150 cash of my daughter's DLA in a seoerate cash purse to keep it separate from my own money. Between coop and the 10 minute walk home, It must have fallen from my bag as its vanished. I'm absolutely devastated! Called police, co-op, and not sure what to do now. Waiting for…

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dippy3103 Posts: 1,963 Forumite

13 December 2015 at 4:10PM

I do feel for the o/p. Even harder for her this time of year.

Sadly so many people abused the system that allowed people to get help, it has been taken away.

County councils now administer the social fund and this may help.

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