DLA/PIP cuts.
No, not a happy post. This is a disaster.
'Much as we recognise you have a disability you do not qualify for PIP help.'
So now I am dropped below the bread line and have to live on the old Iron Rations that led to my legs blowing all those years ago ( ~£13 a week for food ). If I don't work I can't afford to go out. And with literally no wiggle space left now ( for real. There is literally no wiggle space ) I can't afford to save up to cover emergencies.
I can just about cover my insurance policies still, but... Only just.
Literally no wiggle space at all. And I have already had to increase my painkiller intake just to get through.
I can also barely walk. The stress has caused my muscles to seize. Already. My slight limp ( when relaxed & rested ) is now very pronounced, even in the flat ( where I am at my safest ). There is no money to pay for emergency Taxis any more. Bromley is going to be a struggle, even if I can afford to go out ( no work now means no Social ).
I'm exhausted after just day 1, am fluffy-headed due to the pain-killers I've had to take more of, and am genuinely terrified.
Key enemies are now pain, isolation, exhaustion, & hunger ( £13.00 a week doesn't buy much food does it? After Cat Supplies it's £10 A WEEK for me ). This is gonna hurt, a lot.
Secondary risks include Painkiller Addiction and the return of the Suicidal Thoughts that can come with my old Depression ( from 2003-ish ).
I'll have to live this way for at least 2 months. It is genuinely possible I'll have to live this way long-term ( the Govt IS this violent ).
Of course I'm terrified. Rations this tight blew out my legs last time. I may be a whizz on key subjects but I am not Jesus with the bread & fish...
'Much as we recognise you have a disability you do not qualify for PIP help.'
So now I am dropped below the bread line and have to live on the old Iron Rations that led to my legs blowing all those years ago ( ~£13 a week for food ). If I don't work I can't afford to go out. And with literally no wiggle space left now ( for real. There is literally no wiggle space ) I can't afford to save up to cover emergencies.
I can just about cover my insurance policies still, but... Only just.
Literally no wiggle space at all. And I have already had to increase my painkiller intake just to get through.
I can also barely walk. The stress has caused my muscles to seize. Already. My slight limp ( when relaxed & rested ) is now very pronounced, even in the flat ( where I am at my safest ). There is no money to pay for emergency Taxis any more. Bromley is going to be a struggle, even if I can afford to go out ( no work now means no Social ).
I'm exhausted after just day 1, am fluffy-headed due to the pain-killers I've had to take more of, and am genuinely terrified.
Key enemies are now pain, isolation, exhaustion, & hunger ( £13.00 a week doesn't buy much food does it? After Cat Supplies it's £10 A WEEK for me ). This is gonna hurt, a lot.
Secondary risks include Painkiller Addiction and the return of the Suicidal Thoughts that can come with my old Depression ( from 2003-ish ).
I'll have to live this way for at least 2 months. It is genuinely possible I'll have to live this way long-term ( the Govt IS this violent ).
Of course I'm terrified. Rations this tight blew out my legs last time. I may be a whizz on key subjects but I am not Jesus with the bread & fish...