I really feel for you, Leavingsosoon.
I was having some financial problems a while back, too. I name changed for anonymity as i felt utterly ashamed. I didn't want anything except some advice. I also put a disclaimer that it wasn't a begging thread, and that my situation was only temporary. Everyone was really lovely and helpful. But i did have to keep repeating that i would not accept any donations and would ignore any PMs offering financial help.
You did this too! Several times on this thread. So I am stunned as to why people are accusing you of tricking them. You are perfectly entitled to be vague on threads in order to remain anonymous. You didn't ask for people to offer donations. You stated (again, several times!) that you were only after general advice (as was I in my similar previous thread). Any member of Mumsnet is allowed to post on here for advice. Money Matters is where i posted too, even when I didn't want people to offer money - I just wanted tips on how to get by with no money for a very short period.
It's really a shame that unless people are in constant poverty on here, there's this stigma about asking for any type of financial advice. I don't know the first thing about property (renting a crappy council flat at the mo) but surely it's not as simple as just selling one off? Surely there needs to be a lot of money put into selling a house? Lawyer fees, repairs/decorating etc?
I hope that your situation is resolved soon. I think that it might be worthwhile for you to move yourself away from this thread now or you'll just face more stress. You have received a lot of advice already and I hope that goes in some way to helping your situation.
When I posted, my financial situation was only for a week. But if I knew it was going to go on any longer, I would definitely have had to swallow my pride and seek outside help such as food parcels, posting on gumtree for freebies etc.
i know nothing about children's services but i am almost positive they would not remove children due to their mother having no current income. However, living in a house with faulty electrics would be a concern for them.
I suggest going around the house and put one electric item back on at once. Wait and see if the electrics trip again, if not then put on the next electric item/socket until they do. And then don't use that item/socket once youve identified which is causing the fault. When this happened to me the electrician told me the 'tripping' was actually a good thing as it was the electric safely shutting itself off to prevent fires/shocks occurring.
For me, the first time, it was the washing machine. I was totally skint so ordered a new one on credit from Very (only just paid it off!)
The second time around it was the oven.
If you go to CAB about a food parcel referral, they have a duty to maintain confidentiality if you request it. SS do not need to be made aware of every person who needs a food parcel. there are so many people using the charities now that it's really not seen as that big of an issue (unfortunately). Once you get the referral, you can explain at the foodbank that you have nothing to heat stuff up with, so they can give you things that dont require heating. it might not be a great amount, but may help slightly. Also, i know you said earlier that you don't have any means to pick up a parcel. But do yu know how far your nearest one is? Is it walking distance, and you could bung the bags of food over the handles of the pram on your way home? If not, talk to CAB and they could look into someone delivering things to you?