Due to suddenly becoming a single parent and trying to recover from a decades-long abusive relationship, I am in the unenviable position of needing government assistance.
I am an intelligent woman with resources at my disposal, but faced with the aching grind of bureaucracy, I am feeling brain dead.
Phone calls for every little thing. Meetings for more things. Despite me giving them all the information requested immediately, I still get an overpayment because they didn't take into account my part time employment status.
I am going into training to get a career so I can get out of this system as soon as possible. I hate being dependent on it already. 🙁