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Husband has lost his job

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GARLANDGIRL2024 · 26/04/2025 07:48

My husband lost his job 2 weeks ago.
It was a well paid job. Our bills are so high including a monthly mortgage payment of £2,200
I have a well paid job but I cannot cover the bills, food shopping at petrol by myself!
He’s been applying for loads of jobs yet to hear back from any.
But I am stressing , when I think about it to much I feel like I’m physically suffocating. It’s causing me such anxiety and even had a panic attack last night. My husband is a very optimistic person and he’s not worrying half as much as me. Says he is being positive and he is very confident he will get a job interview soon.
we have 2 young kids, we cannot lose our home!
we don’t have any friends or family we can ask to help, we done have any savings to fall back on.
i wonder if anyone knows of any help we can get? I tried to call the bank yesterday to discuss with them and see if they can freeze our mortgage payments for a month or 2, but I was on hold for 40 mins then had to end the call to collect the kids from school.
thanks for reading x

OP posts:
springruns · 26/06/2025 06:51

Look at your outgoings any cancel absolutely anything that isn’t 100% necessary - internet, amazing prime, Netflix, kids clubs etc. cancel and childcare that you pay for for the children - if your husband isn’t working you don’t need it.
get your husband to apply for ant job he can - even if it’s in Tesco.
ask for a mortgage break for 3 months.
see if you can reduce payments for gas and electricity

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