Hey lovelies.
I'm in a bit of a difficult situation. My half sister got kicked out of her father's home 5 years ago, and moved in with me. She has a big room in my house, with free rein over the house, and pays me £350 a month excluding bills. She is terrible with money, and I've been a bit foolish in letting her live here so cheaply.
About 2 years ago, I asked her to contribute towards council tax. She kicked off, said she would deny living here, and ended up getting me in a bit of trouble over it. I had debt collectors at the door. She eventually agreed to pay 50% but it was a nightmare. Whenever I asked her to contribute to things, she says talking about it sets off her depression, so I end up feeling guilty.
She recently took three weeks off work, claiming she was depressed some days, and other times saying she couldn't be bothered. I warned her that the rent needed paying, whether she was depressed or not. I suffer from a chronic pain condition and work despite having days where I'm in agony. Well, the rising cost of living has meant that I've needed more help. I have asked for her to pay me an extra £75 a month, to which she initially agreed to, but now she is saying she wants proof of rising cost of living or she's not paying. I recently found out that she'd added things to my TV and Internet without asking too, so I've been getting charged £20 a month for that without realising for 3 years. When confronted, she pled ignorance and said she would pay it, bur now she's saying it's too much.
I an really upset and hurt by it all. She paid normal rent today but refused the increase, so that's put me behind again. She also refused to pay the £20 extra for the TV stuff. She claimed that she could get another room somewhere else for the same money, so I told her to go for it. At this stage, I'm fed up with being treated like a mug, and was wondering if anyone had any advice. Everything I try and talk about it, she used the depression amd ergh, it drives me mad. I also have depression but I hsve to work. She has a decent job and her only other outgoing is her phone bill. It got to the point where I cried about it earlier. Not sure I can take much more.