I feel sick and I can't breathe properly. I applied for Carers Allowance 12 weeks ago. I was working full time in a job I loved but had to quit work because I needed to care for my son full time.
The council initially wouldn't pay housing benefit until they knew I had carers allowance. They gave up waiting last week and started paying anyway. So I've had to use CTC and DLA to pay for rent for 12 weeks. And I started getting angry letters from Council Tax who want a grand or so because my bill went missing in the post and of course they don't believe this because it sounds like a lie and this is without any day to day living expenses like food or utilities.
Carers Allowance have the information they asked for. I phoned again in the week and they said a decision was due to be made the next day but they would bring it forwards. I phoned again today and the person dealing with the claim is now on annual leave. How can someone go on annual leave but claims aren't covered when they already promised to hurry it.
I'm almost at the end of my overdraft. It's wiped me out financially. I had to mend my shoes with cardboard and duck tape because they have holes in the bottom and the rain gets in.
How long does everybody else wait? Will they back pay it? It's so stressful.