How has Covid personally effected you?

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I'm curious to see how everyone's day to day / finances have been effected?

I feel like we've had a tough hand, DH and I have both lost our jobs through redundancy. Me in June and DH recently.

My 41 year old brother was hospitalised with Covid but is doing well now.

Is this common? I don't know any other families where both parents have lost their jobs but know some where one has.

My finances haven’t been affected as both myself and my husband work for the NHS so we’ve been secured, but I have been affected in different ways. First lockdown I was pregnant , husband couldn’t come to any of my high risk appointments. Gave birth in August, husband wasn’t allowed with me for the first three days then ended in EMCS which thankfully he could come to.
Suffering from PND and now second lockdown I’m feeling very vulnerable . Just so thankful to have a roof over our heads though as I know that’s not the case for many. So sorry to hear about your jobs. How are you?

I am a LP and work in social care. I have worked with Covid positive patients who are not poorly enough to stay in hospital but are unable to return home. The work was tough, rushed off our feet and in full PPE there were some hot days in the summer when it was almost unbearable. We are just getting back to normal but I can see us going back to that this winter.

DD had to quarantine after her school bubble closed at the end of September.

But I feel we have come off lightly. I still have a job and have been able to pay my bills. We completed out house purchase that had been put on hold and we are now settled in our new home.

Haven't seen any of my friends since last winter, and no one in my family since well before then, due to various travel bans and people being extremely vulnerable etc.

DH lost his job. I already didn't have one. He has something very temporary at the moment, luckily, but no security of it lasting at all.

I've had be worst year in terms of mental health in over a decade. It's not all because of the pandemic, but I'm sure things would have been different, if my usual routines hadn't been disrupted and I'd been able to keep having face-to-face support with the professionals I've been seeing for years.

But we've stayed mostly physically healthy, and still have our home, can pay our bills for now, and get along fine, so I mustn't complain, really.

Financially it hasn't affected us as I'm a nurse and my partner works for one of the large Supermarkets. We feel quite confident that our jobs are secure.

Neither of us has or close family have had it which is very lucky.

The main way it has affected us is our oldest DD really struggling to cope during lockdown. She was just miserable. I hate the thought of the schools closing again as it affected her mental health so badly.

I was furloughed on 80% during the first lockdown for 19 weeks. I went back in August and we are still busy so I'm working as normal this time around. DS struggled very much when school closed so I'm desperate for school to stay open, I've got my happy child back since he went back.

My mum had Covid but recovered fine, no one else I know has had it.

Sounds like you've had a tough time OP. Not sure this thread will be helpful though - these type of opening posts usually lead to a competitive 'whose had it worse' debate which doesnt really help anyone.

I'd focus on your situation, try not to compare with others.

Good luck!

Furloughed since March, took a temporary 10% pay cut for 12 months from 1st November and now waiting to hear if I'm furloughed again. Got a a job a couple of days a week but gave it up last week as I thought I was back at work 1st November.

Husband is self employed.

I moved house during the last lockdown (July) and because of restrictions no one has visited us yet.

My Dad went into a hospice 2 days before lockdown in March and died at the end of April. Cancer killed him but he tested positive for COVID a day before he died so he is a statistic.

On paper it sounds shit but I've coped well.

For me personally covid and lockdown have brought an opportunity to do something very important to me and life changing that I don't think I would have had otherwise.

There have been some tough times - eg claustrophobic feelings, worried about my DC2s education etc. Unable to see my grandmother and my parents much.

But mine and DH jobs are secure and overall I don't think my own nuclear family has been too badly affected. My kids got a bit bored in lockdown but nothing terrible and have both gone back to school this September and are thriving it seems.

It does sound like yoo have had a tough time OP. I really hope things get better 💐

I should add that things have been harder for my DH who is an NHS clinician in mental health. A lot of worry about his patients and difficulty feeling he is providing good care.

I was made redundant recently, before furlough was reintroduced (I wouldn't have been eligible for the job retention scheme for some reason or another). Before being made redundant my employer offered what they considered a "suitable alternative role" however it involved working with members of the public in an area with high rates of covid and I am ECV. They know I am ECV as I had been sheilding whilst furloughed. I turned the job down as I didn't want to risk my health. The redundancy letter makes mention repeatedly of them making me a suitable offer which I turned down but they don't state the reasons for why I did so. I am so angry that I have essentially lost my job because of my health. I'm mad that I had to choose.

Plus they were using annual leave to top up furlough so now I owe them money on top of everything.

I was made redundant in May. My husband has been furloughed and then flexible furlough since March. Thankfully I got another job in August

Dh and Dd lost their jobs last lockdown.
Dh is currently still working but dd won’t be from Thursday. Hopefully she will be entitled to something else we are back to me paying her bills.

Financially, lost a business that has existed for 30+ years.
Luckily surviving on 30% but for how long, who knows.
Will have to sell our house, but guess we are lucky to have this, to sell.
Hopefully when able will travel in out trailer and live on family land.

Education of dd thank goodness wasn't affected, was online right from day 1 with all the support and 1 to 1 lessons she had in school.
So fortunate on this at least.
Could have done without the stress of GCSE's not happening.

Have lost quite a few family members now, to covid.

We’ve been very fortunate so far, but I don’t take it for granted and it could change in a moment.
Our jobs are unaffected so far and I know no-one who has had Covid, let alone seriously.
We live very rurally though and I’ve been on mat leave for all of it until now.
Because of the work we do we won’t see impact for another year or so but we could face redundancy then.

Overall I suspect we are a lot luckier than most. My job is secure (NHS) and while DHs company has been making people redundant, DH has quite a niche job and his salary is half paid by a customer (massive global company) so hoping he's safe. DS2 has been to nursery throughout and isn't too bothered. DS1 went to school in keyworker bubble but was so glad to be back in September he didn't even want to have half term. He's become v anxious. My
mental health has always been poor and has been made much worse. Waiting for counselling now and have increased my medication and added in anti anxiety meds just today. So materially we are relatively ok but mentally, very under strain. It's just horrific for some and I really feel for those who have lost jobs and businesses.

I have been unable to work as I got diagnosed with cancer the day before lockdown and have just had surgery for it.

I had to cancel my childcare as they wanted 100% of their fees so when I am ready to go to work I have no clue what to do.

I am currently around £1000 a month down on what I usually have, and am a single parent on a minimum wage job anyway.

I'm pretty much fucked.

I've been very lucky in that financially I'm ok and have a nice rented house with a garden. I had covid in march though which was awful and am still not right now, which on top of pre existing chronic health stuff has been horrible. I also work in mental health which is difficult at the moment, and I really want to be able to see my family.

Mum died at the end of March - (covid)
I lost my job - redundancy
Dad died at the weekend due to having a scan postponed 3 times. By the time his cancer was found it was too late.
Oh and my mental health has hit the floor.

I'm very lucky. Secure job. Live alone but on coast so able to get to wide empty beaches during lockdow. Live alone so have really had to work on feeling alone. Really glad schools are open as work gives a structure. Winter lockdown feels worse.