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Really in need of housing advice, please help
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Popcorn anyone?0
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It's such a shame that this individual gets some sort of kick from posting what appear to be pretty desperate requests for help which people respond to with genuine concern and sound advice. It's now pretty clear that this individual is trolling for whatever reason and we shouldn't give them the satisfaction of our time or energies any longer. Hopefully this thread will be closed now that it's clear it's not genuine. I do however hope that if this person does genuinely have mental health problems they get the help they need and quickly.0
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Very confused...
homeisthecalm wrote: »Alice Walker, what links are there to suggest I am moving in the near future and certainly not 17?
I was moving council properties with my ex partner until recently, and I asked about grocery shopping. I don't ever remember commenting any other age, as I would not have
In your first post you said...My main issue is I am not down as living with my partner (I do not work anymore and he owns the property), but will I get into trouble for this? Will he?
Further...last Wednesday you wanted to knowWhat are my chances of getting PIP?
Yet again, in this thread you wrote...Financially, I receive quite a bit extra than if I didn't have a MH problem (because of ESA and PIP)
Actually, I wonder if it's really me that's confused...0 -
The troll doesn't have a housing problem as she lives under a bridge.0
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31st JULY 2016homeisthecalm wrote: »I have been living with my (now ex) partner for around 18 months, yet I can no longer live with him due to verbal abuse. This is somewhat more dangerous since I'm currently 4 weeks pregnant. I am 17 (18 in September), I suffer with Psychosis and because of this, my Mum is refusing to allow me to live in the family home, through fear of small children living there seeing what I go through. She is adamant about this, as lovely as she is.
My Grandmother has agreed to have me for a week max, and I have now been there two days so time is ticking. Monday I will have to find something, anything.
Will I be housed fairly quickly or will they class me as already having a roof over my head? Will social services get involved? It is to my understanding that they will because I'm technically still classed as a Young Person in need, and they could well be involved until I reach 21, yet if I wasn't just shy of my 18th, they wouldn't get involved?
My main issue is I am not down as living with my partner (I do not work anymore and he owns the property), but will I get into trouble for this? Will he?
These have been an extremely confusing few years and I'm trying my best to stay afloat, yet feel as if I'm now sinking completely
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5500262
27th JULY 2016
"For the last 6 months, my Psychosis has returned with a vengeance. I'm currently claiming ESA and I'm due my face to face meeting this Thursday, after which my money should go up to £104 a week. I'm sceptical and hoping they won't put me in a work placement group, as I physically cannot set foot into a workplace.
Things are just impossible, most of the time. I can't answer doors due to paranoid thoughts and suspicions. I can't even answer a phone call and often wonder if it really is the person it says on the caller ID. I won't open my own letters because I can't help but think it'll be a death announcement. Going out alone isn't just impossible because of paranoid thoughts and hallucinations, but I also worry how people will react if I appear unusual in my actions and words.
I can't go out without my Mum with me, making shopping an extremely difficult task. I won't travel alone. I'm living a very sheltered life. My medication (Risperadone) is helping my hallucinations but is making me so exhausted I feel like a zombie 24/7. I sometimes wonder what the point of this all is.
I'm often forgetting to meet my own basic needs and recuire assistance. I can't cook a basic meal - last week I tried frying myself a bacon sandwich and forgot the stove was on! If my Dad hadn't noticed the burning smell, I could've caused a serious accident. What's more, the smell made me adamant the house was going to blow up! It was a moment of pure lunacy. But at the time, I'm the rational one and everyone else is just blind to the truths.
Even if I did get an interview for PIP, I don't know how I'd get there. I'm a grown adult and my Mum has very young children to consider, not to mention she works and isn't always available. How will I explain myself to someone? It doesn't seem possible, given that I can barely get my words out. By the looks of someone's letter, it seems they only welcome someone you know to speak for you, and don't supply anyone. I can't get on public transport either.
What are my chances of getting PIP? I suffer from Fibromolagia too, but I've heard people say that's even harder to claim for."0 -
I like to think that even if the OP is a troll, if a vulnerable pregnant teenager with mental health problems looking to escape an abusive relationship stumbles across the forum, they advice given in good faith will be of use to them.Mortgage
June 2016: £93,295
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glasgowdan wrote: »Popcorn anyone?
I finished mine days ago!0
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