I’m constantly unplugging stuff to save money. My gas and electricity was around £30 a week last year. I’d put in a tenner and it was still flashing that the tank was empty. It cost me £1.89 per litre in my tiny Kia the other day. I love the work, and the money helps of course, but it is still unbelievably tough. My rent is paid for, and we’re lucky to live in a three-bed house, but the cost of living crisis is already having a huge impact on me, and I’ve got a feeling it’s going to get a lot worse.įour months ago I got a part-time job in a jewellery shop serving customers and fixing bracelets and necklaces. I also get Pip, which in total amounts to around £250 every two weeks. I’ve still managed to work, but am limited to 16 hours a week because I get Esa, which is for people who have a disability or illness. I’ve been diagnosed with osteoarthritis and fibromyalgia, which means I’m in constant pain. My struggles have had an impact on my health. The government has really got to get its act together when it comes to child support, but they’re too busy partying at Downing Street to bother. That would be £400 a month extra between them and we’d be able to live so much more comfortably. If they were paying even £50 a week maintenance, it would make a huge difference. I told the CSA they were earning small amounts so one was ordered to pay £3.50 and the other £7, which neither did. For a while he would give me the odd 50 or 60 quid for my son, but now I get nothing from either of the dads. Money wasn’t easy when we were together because of his addictions, but since then it’s got worse. When my daughter was 10, he went for her. Unfortunately, he was addicted to drugs and violent, too. I was with the father of my son for a number of years. Then I got pregnant, he went for me again and I left him. When he came out of prison he said he was rehabilitated and we gave it another go. Eventually I gave evidence against him in court and he was imprisoned. I had an on-off relationship with the father of my teenage daughter for a few years. I have two children and they have different dads.
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