Sunday, 1 October 2017

Jumble Season

Has there been any huge changes , its been a good the bad and the ugly kind of week .  On the good front Sleaford Cats Protection have received a legacy to neuter Cats , so thats one less worry , little penny is awaiting her appointment . Nobody has been able to do it before because we arent receiving the correct "benefits " the fact that we are receiving no benefits excludes us from a raft of useful things that are available . Sleaford Cat protections current Neutering offer is for anyones cat  you dont have to be poor ..

On the bad front , its another strange DWP one , we received a letter asking Mr BH to renew his sick note , rang the doctors who didnt want to see him , they would ring him when it was done .
Goes to pick the note up only to find hes fit for work again , the format has changed yet again , previously there was a third option work with support  , this is what Mr BH was in . Asked the receptionist , who said youre kidding me !  Dragged the little boy GP out of his cupboard and asked him to explain .
 Ahhh yes we had a meeting about this . Apparently we can no longer say youre unfit for work unless your on special measures .

Right so this says hes fit for normal work

No theres a box at the bottom for light duties only. The DWP now decides if youre fit for work . Ridiculous isnt it ?

So there we have it the DWP now decides if hes fit for work , cant wait . But ive a sneaky feeling they will just rubber stamp it and send him back to the horrified Job Center yet again . If it means he can get his funding for college back that would be a bonus , but then again we cant afford the fuel for him to go at the moment ...caseworkers going to love this one !!

On the ugly front , i got paid a little from some work done in May , have we splurged wildly ? No weve bought nothing but food, this should carry us through till xmas , ive now lost the will to cook because we have choice in the cupboards , I kept a whole £10 for myself and have done the charity shops and a jumble sale .


a whole 20ps worth of knitting patters for my collection  , a stack of winter reading , hedge loppers , a few sewing machine bits .  couple of tops and a large ugly item that will be revealed once ive cleaned it ...lol
I managed to resist the huge vintage dolls house that i couldnt lift for a £1 , i know how much it would cost to restore and ive a little one thats sat here glaring at me for the last 2 years!! All this and change of £3
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  1. crafty cat corner1 October 2017 at 02:56

    Here you go again, being pushed from here to there. As you kow I've been there. Tom was put on a carpentry course down in Portsmouth, he had to train there and back, it was only a matter of time before his back went again and we were back filling yet more forms in. I do so feel for you Kate. Nobody has any compassion any more.Good luck
    Briony
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  2. crafty cat corner1 October 2017 at 02:57

    Sad thing is that nobody understands unless they've been there, can't tell you how many times (even family) told us we were playing the system.
    Briony
    x

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    1. kate steeper1 October 2017 at 04:15

      its the constant weekly changing the goalposts thats the problem.

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  3. Sue in Suffolk1 October 2017 at 03:45

    AAAAAAAAGGGGGGHHHHHH!
    That's me screaming in anger on your behalf!

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    1. kate steeper1 October 2017 at 04:21

      cant even scream anymore , its just pointless and soul destroying every single day

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  4. mamasmercantile1 October 2017 at 08:34

    I am lost for words, it is a disgrace. I loved your patterns, what a great find.

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  5. Living Alone in Your 60's3 October 2017 at 04:13

    Love old patterns. It's seems all the relevant and non relevant departments are simply passing the buck. Crazy, once again I'm so sorry that this is still happening.

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