DH was pulled into a meeting this afternoon to say they were letting him go. He had a few issues with his direct boss (this is a separate issue and we will be going to ACAS), been in the job less than a year and it was decided he didn't gel with the team. Nothing bad that affects his employability or that will prevent him getting another job pretty quickly.
What I do need are practical tips on what we can do now while he looks for employment. What can I do in the immediate aftermath of this to soften the blow? A few things for context:
- We have about 4-5k coming to us but that will take a month or so I believe, and have minimal savings (about 2k)
- DS (1 year old) is literally starting nursery next week. We've paid the first month but not sure how we could afford to keep him in until DH is employed again
- We have put a Universal Credit application in as our income has now more than halved
- Applied for council tax reduction but not sure we will qualify
- DH is not shy about what he does - he is happy to go back to stacking shelves while he looks for something else
- I am in secure employment with a big company
Is there anything else I need to do practically that will help our situation? If it comes to it I believe my Dad will be able to support us for a couple of months but as I am sure many will understand it's embarrassing having to ask and I would much rather do everything else I can first before I borrow from him.
Please be gentle. I am feeling rather fragile right now and I don't need anyone adding to this already awful feeling.