Let down by the council

Rodders7364

I suffer from mental health,  I lost my job, couldn't afford my mortgage so lost my house too,, council put me in emergency accommodation & told me & emailed saying they would put everything I had in my house into storage, they didn't so I lost everything, it was a 3 bed house, I lost going on for £15.000, council wouldn't except responsibility until we took it higher, they paid just short of £2000 for things for my new place & said they would give me another £500 & that's it, I did tell them I would except £7000, I lost things I can never get back, I had pictures of my grandchildren that I can never get back, personal reasons, my daughter had her children taken off her, we don't know where they are, I have nothing of them, i have tried taking my own life a couple of times & self harmed after it happened, I still have problems dealing with that plus other things,  I am getting professional help for my illness but they can't fix the things I lost, nobody can, I am trying to build my life back up, I'm a 55 year old men, been single over 10 years because of my illness, I worked all my life until i lost my job & maybe 3 months out for other reasons, i am now left with nearly all second hand stuff, some even off the free sites because i couldn't afford to buy anything,  when i moved in i was sleeping on the floor, i pushed myself knowing i was losing my house, i was going to start again, I had everything I needed for this place, I had come along way from how I was, I still got my bad days but I could manage, finding out apart from a few bags of clothes everything I worked for had all gone, I was left with nothing, from taking two tablets a day I was up to 10 a day now sometimes a couple more doctor gave me if I felt really bad, when I self harm I don't realise I'm doing it, I walk outside my door my stomach goes rock hard because of fear & panic I might just in front of a bus, this fight with the council has been going on over a year now, citizens advice was helping me but council decided to ignore any letters, emails or phone calls, it went on that long citizens advice had to stop helping me, I still have my support worker helping me, she was told by the council before Christmas they would write to me with a offer, I am still waiting now, got my MP involved now, had local counsellors helping before, still nothing, council do know I suffer with mental health,  they know about my suicide attempts & thoughts, I sit at home in tears, I don't want to leave my house, don't want to talk to anyone, I do but it's a massive push I give myself,  I don't know if I have the strength to carry on, I have put on weight, I had a plate fitted because of my missing teeth, that costs me over £200, it's gone so walking about with lots of teeth missing, I started having dizzy spells, ending up falling downstairs at my old house & fractured my shoulder, I had to buy a combination microwave so I didn't have to bend down & falling again, lost some of my benefits after all the lies from the assessment, I feel like I'm getting punished for having a illness I didn't ask for or want, mental health is real, it needs to be taken seriously or even more people will end up taking their own life, I'm fighting every day not to be one of them, what have I got to fight for, government tells us how much money they have put in to mental health,  they don't tell you how much they have taken out, 3 places that I was going for help have shut because funding was stopped, citizens advice had their money cut, how many can get legal aid, this all has to stop, no more can die because of cuts, the rich get richer, the poor aren't worth bothering about,  this government are watching people lose their life over things they have done yet do nothing to stop it, instead they carry on cutting benefits, stopping benefits for the sick, how do these people sleep at night 

poppy12345

I'm finding it very difficult to read this because of the lack of paragraph and i got half way through, then i stopped because it impossible to follow.

I'm not entirely sure what your question is or even if there was a question in there.

KatrinaWaves

Why was it left to the council to store your things? I appreciate you have mental health issues but you will have had notice of the eviction, and you have a support worker and you have family.

Anyway, you say they have given you £2500. That should be able to buy a decent bed and mattress and a sofa, and a kitchen table. What are you still fighting for?

The council cannot get back belongings that have been lost, regardless of how they were lost. They cannot get you pictures of your grandchildren who are in care. Does your daughter not have any of those things she could copy for you?

[Deleted User]

Money from the council won't make your health problems go away which were present before you lost your belongings. Nor will it bring back personal items which by their nature are irreplaceable.