I'm just sick of being unemployed and poor...
UK government are making being unemployed and disabled even more difficult - it's really hard to get disability benefits (more so if you're autistic), and there's introducing new rules that reduce payments, and if we don't (or CAN'T due to disability or lack of jobs) follow work plans then we not only lose over a weeks worth of benefit but we also risk being kicked off benefits for three years. I'm sick of being stressed about what all this means for me - homeless again? autism getting worse? - and being annoyed that people worse than me are being punished for governments incompetence, yet no one seems to care.
I'm sick of being out of work and having no idea how to fix it - as I couldn't go to university there are only so many things I can do, unfortunately either my autism causes problems or such jobs don't offer enough hours...although it's a moot point given as there are no jobs. Sick of being made out to be lazy. I'd LOVE to work, to go to college, or to volunteer, but there are no jobs and while on benefits I can't go to college or volunteer (I've tried before and been forced to stop, and right now it may effect my benefits).
After almost a month I finally got my disability benefits re-started...in the mean time I've had to contact food banks and eat out of date food to stop myself from starving, I've not been able to pay bills, my electricity is close to being cut-off, I had no money for gas so I wasn't able to wash my clothing or take baths, my housing and tax benefits have been stopped, and I've got additional charges from both my bank and my energy company for missed payments. It's a pain trying to get back on top of everything...
...with all that I still get criticised...two people made snide comments about my visiting my boyfriend last month (he lives in another country, I couldn't afford to pay to travel there, he paid for me). I've had someone make a comment about the fact I ate something nice for my dinner (see above about food banks, I've been struggling to feed myself and now I have money I thought I'd make myself something nice - still out of potato and beans so hardly expensive!!). I have to walk everywhere, I've been wearing the same pair of shoes for months now that barely have a sole left so my feet are covered in blisters...I tried to fix them a little by putting cardboard in the bottom, but the glue leaked-out so didn't work and thus I have to buy new shoes...someone attacked me for planning on buying new shoes rather than making do or buying from a charity shop (new from a budget shop costs less than from a charity shop right now)...
...it's like that all the time when you're on benefits, you're not allowed anything nice or even just basic.
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