Hi all,
New to the forum. I'm just seeking a little bit of advice and I was hoping that someone on here may be able to help. Here is my situation:
Out of work since first week of January 2013 due to ill health. I'm 23, previously healthy and fairly recently graduated. I had been working up until this date. I've been diagnosed with severe depression and was under the care of my local mental health crisis team until recently, as a result, I've been unable to do anything about benefits etc.
Me and my girlfriend (who is a student) rent a flat in Nottingham where I was previously living and working - we are trying to get it let out to someone else but are liable for the rent etc until then. In the mean time, I'm staying with my Mum back in Peterborough (where I'm originally from) and have switched to a GP here.
I need financial assitance to pay for council tax, rent and general living but I have no idea where to even start. I'm certainly ill enough to be declared too sick to work (if I was well, I'd never have ended up with a crisis team) but I'm not sure what steps to take, how to approach the fact I'm currently staying elsewhere to the residence I need assistance with and who to call.
If anyone could shed some light on this situation I would be very grateful.
Thanks.
New to the forum. I'm just seeking a little bit of advice and I was hoping that someone on here may be able to help. Here is my situation:
Out of work since first week of January 2013 due to ill health. I'm 23, previously healthy and fairly recently graduated. I had been working up until this date. I've been diagnosed with severe depression and was under the care of my local mental health crisis team until recently, as a result, I've been unable to do anything about benefits etc.
Me and my girlfriend (who is a student) rent a flat in Nottingham where I was previously living and working - we are trying to get it let out to someone else but are liable for the rent etc until then. In the mean time, I'm staying with my Mum back in Peterborough (where I'm originally from) and have switched to a GP here.
I need financial assitance to pay for council tax, rent and general living but I have no idea where to even start. I'm certainly ill enough to be declared too sick to work (if I was well, I'd never have ended up with a crisis team) but I'm not sure what steps to take, how to approach the fact I'm currently staying elsewhere to the residence I need assistance with and who to call.
If anyone could shed some light on this situation I would be very grateful.
Thanks.