Since my partner who i lived with died in 2021 im struggling emotionally aswell as financially suffering from depression anxiety and ptsd but also the financial worru is making my mental health worse i have no support network no friends family who would offer help and also not entitled to bereavement support as my partner had not paid enough national insurance cause he was on esa unable to work to due mental health i just feel like me and my son slip through the net in every aspect of help and support
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i know that one, i couldnt get bereavment support, got no state pension, get 187 on pension credit and thats it, and my electric is £80 a week. i applied for attendance allowance and unless i have someone literally wiping my bum day and night i am not entitles to it, regardless of the fact i have copd, cant walk very far and have other health issues. they dont care anymore. as for people, no one has bothered since dave died in 2022, so am totally on my own.
used to get things automatically yrs ago and it was easy to apply for things.
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I’m struggling financially before my partner passed away we used to share the bill’s and the shopping I only receive pip and my state pension because of my health I can’t sit in the cold and my heating bill arrived yesterday and I was shocked if it was the two of us we could manage I’m not sure how I’m going to pay for it my partner has two daughters from her first marriage and she asked one of them to be a joint account holder for her account just for emergencys and the money she left in her account she left for me in her will I’ve also got access to her account and when I tried to withdraw some money I found out her daughter has withdrawn every penny the problems I’m already dealing with are bad enough but now I’ve got to deal with this
I’ve been on my own since my partner passed away with no friends or family to help me with the grief and loneliness and I ended up in the mental health hospital because I tried to take my own life we were together for 30 years and this is the first time I’ve been on my own and now I’ve got to deal with her daughter I don’t know how much longer I can carry on with my life I’ve finally had enough even social services are not offering me any help
Hello, I’m sorry to hear how hard things are for you, in respect of the daughter she’s done what she’s done let karma deal with her, on a practical level can you see if you are entitled to pension credit? Not only is it extra income but it opens the door to other things, could you contact citizens advice & see if they can do a financial review with you to see if there is any other financial support you can access? Some gas/electrical companies have departments now because of the cost of living crisis, you could ring them to see what they can do for you? Cheaper tariff etc…
You’ve done well to cope with everything, your stronger then you think.
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Thanks for your reply I never thought about that I’ve had no help from anyone but I will be phoning citizens advice tomorrow and see what they say so thanks for your help