I don't see a future anymore

[Dobbysgotthesocks]

Can I have a handhold please

Tonight I'm done. I've had enough.

In 3 weeks time my tenancy runs out and my landlord won't renew it.

I have no savings - they went on repairing my car a few months ago.

I have no money for a deposit or movers

There are 5 properties for rent within a 10 mile radius of me and all are outside my price bracket and most don't accept pets.

I am currently going through a cancer scare. I have been unwell since early January and if it's not cancer then it's something else.

Im self employed so no sick pay if I am not working.

Tonight I've just been turned down for yet another property that the landlord was advertising themselves rather than through an agent.
I asked for feedback and it's because she wants a couple and didn't want someone who was driving so many miles per day!

Tonight it just all feels too much. Im a self employed carer with clients who rely on me for everything. Im rural and finding alternative care for them is impossible. I literally don't know what i am going to do. The council won't help - im not eligible.

I don't really know why I'm posting. I just wish I didn't exist.

@Babyroobs

Could you re-locate nearer to family and stay with one of them temporarily ? To be honest you could get some kind of care work pretty much anywhere right now. I understand you don't want to let your clients down but sometimes have to put yourself first.

No I don't want to relocate. Or at least not to where my family are. My family live in the midlands and it's far too busy for me there. I moved away from that to improve my mental health.

I’m so sorry. I know this is worthless. But from one renter to another. It’s shit, it’s unfair and it’s shit. we are all two months from that letter dropping through our door. It is no way to live.

There are some charities that will foster your pets until your housed, but I also know there’s some people who do end up sleeping in their cars because they can’t bear to be apart from them.

Near me there’s a rise in static homes, which is marginally cheaper than house renting. If your south west that might not be an option though.

I truly hope shelter can help you. It’s just shit

@TunnelOfGoats

Hi OP. Just wanted to mention that there are lots of live in care/housekeeping jobs which come with accommodation across the UK. Some are very well paid and lucrative as you often have no living costs. Good luck!

I've done live in care work before and it's not for me. I have ASD and need my own space and very clear boundaries between work and my stuff or I spiral very quickly.

I'm in a very similar situation OP and in the south west as well. It's so crap. I can relate to everything you are feeling. Stay put and don't give up - I know things feel so impossible right now, but I'm keeping everything crossed that something turns up just at the right moment. Feel free to message me any time if you need a listening ear from someone who knows some of what you are going through.