Tier 4 exemptions

[Twizbe]

Does anyone know if there is any exemption to travel in tier 4 for mental health?

Don't want to divulge everything but mine has taken a dive and am reaching out for some help.

One thing I know would help is being able to go to my parents. I'm tier 4, they are currently tier 2, soon to be tier 4.

I'm unwilling to leave husband and children so would want them to come too. I'm pretty sure this isn't allowed though.

For context we were supposed to see them for Xmas but it was cancelled last moment. We'd been isolating in preparation for that and have carried that one regardless.

Just go. All the MPs left a 'soon to be tier 4' area 24 hours before they became that, and headed out to wherever they wanted to go. They knew it was coming, but did it anyway. Do what you need for your mental health.

Trickyboy just do one. That's such a deeply patronising and nasty post to send to someone suffering. No support bubbles are clearly NOT just to assist single people as there is provision for families with a baby under 1 or a disabled child under 5, which you have said yourself.
Go covid police somewhere its needed.

Just go, whether it's "allowed" under the rules or not.

Please just go, I can see the robots are out tonight.

How on earth have we got to a point where we are quibbling over wording in a 'law' about whether someone is allowed to leave a situation that is clearly having a detrimental impact on their mental health?

Total fucking insanity.

Please go to see your parents OP. Your MH is far more important than the "rules". Especially as you've already been isolating.

You could always travel for health reasons but as you have a husband your case is weaker, stronger if you have has medical help

Thank you all. I spoke to DH last night and he has agreed to go today. To minimise risk he's asked we don't leave my parents village (fine as the whole area is flooded so can't actually go anywhere anyway)

We will speak to all parties this morning and hope to go after lunch.

I went to sleep crying and have woken up crying today.

If our home was in anyway liveable we'd go there. But it isn't (no proper roof in places, no kitchen, no bathrooms, no flooring and huge holes in the floor) I feel that this is an emergency to prevent me harming myself.

Definitely go if you are going to stay with your parents rather than just visit. If anything has to give then cut out the weekly visits to your property, but you can find out about that later.

@Twizbe - it's a good decision, have a safe trip.

Remember you are legally allowed to move house; you don't need to bring your mental taken issues into it; keep it simple - you have no home and have decided to move to your parents. It will not be helpful to your mental state to be drawn into discussions with your DH's family about whether you feel bad enough or not, so I'd advise you not to have those discussions at all until after the move.

*mental health, not mental taken!

If you can isolate when you get there, then that would be good.

I know that my tier 2 area is asking for anyone from Tier 4 to self isolate.

But there always needs to balance and mental health is incredibly important.

@Wakeupin2022

If you can isolate when you get there, then that would be good.

I know that my tier 2 area is asking for anyone from Tier 4 to self isolate.

But there always needs to balance and mental health is incredibly important.

We can. We have no plans to do anything other than take the kids to the nature reserve (as long as it's not under water) it's a pretty rural place so perfectly possible to see no one.

@MRex thank you. I'm packing the kids stuff now ready to go. I feel bad that they will have to leave some of their Christmas gifts behind but they will have lots when we get there

We've arrived. I had a good cry to my mum and feel better for it. Was able to have a good chat with DH too.

I'm exhausted now and off to sleep soon. Plan so far is for me to get some sleep and make some plans in the morning.

My mum spoke to her neighbours and told them that we're here because our house is unliveable. She obviously didn't want to divulge my medical needs.

It was the right choice to come I think. I feel with their help I can make some more sensible decisions about next steps. I feel safe and comfortable for the first time in a while.