Housing situation. Feeling really low.

[DancinUnderNeonLights]

Hello. Is anybody about tonight? I could do with a friend.

I posted previously about a situation with my new letting agents & them not taking my ex off the tenancy. (This still isn't resolved)

Anyway, today they sent me a letter stating that the rent will go up by £300 a month.

I cannot afford this.

I contacted the council (online, it says that they can negotiate with landlords, but all they actually said was to make a council house application & go away, really)

I did the council housing application.
I also applied for the crisis & resilience fund (I had this previously & it just ran out)
They sent me an email stating that I'm spending more than I was back in April & why is this, & that I have more CC debt than I did in April, & why is this. So I don't think that this will be successful this time.

What else can I do?

I'm not working (I get LCWRA) but I'm trying to find a job.

I struggle really badly with anxiety (As well as having other stressful situations going on in my life right now)

So I feel like this doesn't look like I've done 'much' but it took a lot of mental strength to do what I've done today.

I was trying to find a friend who I could go & sit with today, in my contacts, but I didn't want to burden anybody in the end. So I thought that I'd ask on here tonight.

You should be able to take your cat to PDSA if you claim housing benefit, as part of UC. Of course if the nearest branch is too far away, that is a problem

You won't get pip for incointenance alone as it's only 2 points with pip , you may be able to get a few points in the bathing category but that's it pip wise and you need 8 points. I'm incointenant , self catheterise and have a sacral nerve stimulator and only get 2 points for bathing. You can get some countenance bits on prescription but they aren't great and limited amounts

I know, Morphingirl. Thank you. I hope that things are alright for you