This is my first post on here, but my desperation appears to have overcome my fear.
My husband got a job in Scotland last year, so we moved to a small village as a family (DD aged 7)and I gave up my job in Birmingham. Since then our relationship has deteriorated to the point where it is becomin abusive and we have decided to separate. I cannot see myself able to live here alone with my daughter and would be completely without support. I feel that for both of us to be OK we need to move back to Birmingham and the close group of friends we have there. Obviously I won't have a job and I wondered if anyone knows whether I would be able to claim benefits while looking for work, or whether I would be refused on the grounds that I have left the marital home. Would they even take emotional distress into account? My husband will pay what he can to us, but he'll be left paying the mortgage on our current property until it sells. Is there anywhere I can go for help or info???
I sound quite pragmatic here, but feel most unhinged 