AIBU to be sad and shocked by this article? part 2

[FAQinglovely]

Moondog - that's the reporter that said those things - just pointing out what I should imagine were some pretty obvious things to the naked eye

The same article says that

"Louise is not inclined to blame the government for her difficulties. She is grateful for the money she gets every week and doesn't think her life would be much enhanced by increased payments."

you've lost me with that post DSM

Ha ha, its the name of the gay club next to the Playhouse at the top of Leith walk.

ahhhh I see - I was too p*ssed by that point to notice the name, just remember it was one of the free (well it was back then) places to get into at that time of night that was going to be open until 4am LOL

TTYN mizzidee

Seriously, has nobody heard back from mnhq? Is she the same loser that claimed to get pregnant whilst pregnant?

(eagerly awaits gossip)

The gay bar is CC Blooms FAQ!!

Fecking hell I am too slow!

Dsm.. no, i have not looked it up.

used to love going up to Cafe Florentine too for coffee and cakes - was gutted early last year when I went up with the DS's to find it only opens in the "summer" now

thedevilwearsprimark..how can anyone claim to get pregnant whilst pregnant??? you have completely lost me.
Chellesgirl.. the posts after that i am talking about.
I am off now,cant be bothered going over old conversations wasting my time talking about & reading CRAP.

used to skive off organ practice (was the organ scholar at St.Johns on the corner of Princes Street so allowed to go up there for my timetabled organ practice) and go up to the Web13 internet cafe instead

On the talk of benefits now... Going bk to original post. I applied for a crisis loan 3 weeks ago. Ive been waiting for this 'Crisis' money for 3 whole weeks and guess what - THEY'VE LOST THE PAPERWORK! Again!!!! Im going to be homeless on Friday...Unless some kind person will lend me £300 by then
As I sure know that the social security benefits wont 'find' it within 3 days!

& that wasnt said towards either you Fqlovely or DSM by the way,just incase you attack me for that too.
Enjoy yourselves ladies.

Mizzidee - please do not accuse me of lying about something, and then when I have the courtesy to prove that I am telling the truth, not even take a minute of your time to see that I was, and admit you were wrong.

Mizzi goodnight. Which teddy are you sleeping with tonight????

Chellesgirl.. apply for anougher one over the phone,tell them your situation & that it is an emergancy.

Chelle - that sucks - hope you manage to sort something

Sorry DSM, i will promise to look tomorrow & indeed when/if i find out i am wronge i will give you an appology. Good night.

Ive done the phone thing already...You cant get Rent in advance over the phone. You have to do it by sending off an application form. Which Ive actually done twice already.

thanks FAQ, Did you know that the government dont class you as 'homeless' unless you have an addiction, and dont bother to go to a shelter, because your so high/low. It was on 'This morning'

Did you see that lady who was on £27,000 per annum and lost her job, lost her house (renting with other professionals) and ended up going to a shelter every day for food?

What happened to her expensive car is what I wanna know???

your telling me a single mum (not living with her kids) on £27,000 a year couldnt afford to save any of that money? She should have, cause i recon it would come in quite handy for her now.

thankfully my local council wold have classed me as homeless if I'd sat around in the marital home waiting for the court to authorise the repossession (all in DH's name, but I was the one living there).

Her car may have been a company one - DH was driving a nice little car until he was fired - now he's not got on. Or she may have sold it to try and sort herself out.

Chellesgirl.........I'm certainly not addicted toanything but was homeless. Got re- housed quickly too and was put straight at the top of the list. So what will you do? You must be worried stupid

well saving wouldn't have done her much good - she wouldn't have got any benefits until she'd used the vast majority of it up.

I had a friend who was classed homeless, and he had no addiction. He was put into emergency housing.

Oh, and he had previously been earning £26,000 a year, and had a nice car. He sold it, and used the money to pay off the car. He didn't even get enough, and was declared bankrupt.

Circumstances change.

And no, maybe she couldn't afford to save.

Maybe she had debts that she was paying off?
Maybe her rent was too high to afford to save?
Maybe her car payments were high?
Maybe she invested and lost some?
Maybe she was giving it to charity?

Not your place to suggest she could afford to save, sorry.

Well yes I hear you on that one. But £27,000 a year and no savings what so ever. She started getting IS 7 weeks after losing her frst job, she went on to contract work and then became homeless. The only reason she got her benefits was because she stopped doing the contract work.

Her car could have been company - slipped my mind.