counselling fees..

umpty
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hi everybody

could anyone tell me whether counselling fees will be accepted if i apply for a DRO?

im currently paying £80 per session once per week.

will these fees be accepted or will they be discounted as they may change if my counselling sessions end or reduce in frequency?

thankyou.
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  • mwarby
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    I'm not sure, it may depend on whether you have evidence that the counselling is a necessary expense or something you can do without

    It would be helpful to post a full SOA, you may find that this item doesn't have much impact once all the other expenses are set out
  • fatbelly
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    edited 27 October 2019 at 2:22PM
    I agree - it would need some kind of medical evidence - £80 per week is a lot.

    Edit: If you are receiving DLA/PIP, say the 57.50 rate then it is not too much of a stretch to say that you use that for your care needs but it's not enough and requires £20 extra.

    A straight £80 per week spend just looks like you're trying to hide £350 per month surplus somewhere.
  • umpty
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    without the counselling fees i wouldnt be eligible as would have more than £50 spare each month.

    i have suffered with depression/anxiety and social phobia for past 40 years. there would probably be a record of this with my gp.

    my mental health issues have definitely played a part in me accumulating my debt.

    thanks..
  • mwarby
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    posting your SOA and/or getting professional debt advice (from say CAB) would be a good idea, just to be sure your not eligible, and to formulate a plan to become debt free
  • umpty
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    is soa statement if accounts?
  • mwarby
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    edited 26 October 2019 at 10:12PM
    Statement of affairs, Its a list of all your debts, your income and your expenditure

    would normally link to stoozing.com Calc but its down, but see https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.php?t=5720967 for example
  • umpty
    umpty Forumite Posts: 14 Forumite
    ok great.. i will post later on this eve or in morning as at work at mo..
  • Clouds88
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    I don’t mean this to sound at all judgemental but that is SO much money! My husband has suffered for years with mental health on 2 meds currently and doing well but when he was earning more his private therapist cost £40 Per session (average) and then when he went down hill and our income reduced we stopped that and started at a charity one where he pays £15 per week. Maybe worth having a look around to see if you can get anything like that in your area?
  • umpty
    umpty Forumite Posts: 14 Forumite
    edited 27 October 2019 at 3:03PM
    ok my soa..

    rent 400
    phone 18
    satalite 8
    car 110
    fuel 230
    food 130
    meds 9
    dentist 5
    hair 10
    union 21
    clothes 30
    gym 17
    storage 44
    counselling 347

    total 1380
    incoming 1430

    surplace 50


    i currently live with gf but this may change. obv if i got my own place my outgoings would increase drastically..
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