Please, no judgemental comments, I hate the stigma around being on benefits and I seriously don’t want to be claiming them but my situation makes it very difficult. I am currently carer for dd2 (she’s 20 with severe autism and learning difficulties), I also have her sister living at home who is also autistic but not as severely. I haven’t worked for a while because I can’t hold down a job when I have to care for dd2, attend hospital/college placement appointments and meetings. During the school holidays I have no respite due to shortage of carers and holiday placements as well as no funding. Dd2 is now claiming UC in her own name and a big chunk of that will be taken for her to attend day services come June when she leaves education. I am struggling to survive in just my carers allowance (UC covers my rent and not much else), fighting to get dd2 into day service for 5 days but it’s likely it will only be 2 days. I am in my own, no partner and DC’s father no help.
I desperately need some kind of work even if it’s just one day a week but I have been out of work for some time and obviously I need work to be flexible around dd. Dd needs constant supervision when she’s at home but I could possibly work from home whilst she’s here. I don’t have any computing qualifications and I am awful on the phone (but maybe I can overcome this). I have ADHD and Autism myself but I don’t see this as a huge issue other than my huge lack of confidence when applying for work.
Is there anything I can do from home that would earn me £100-£200 per week and still able me to care for dd2? I have a laptop? I pick up things easily but am mildly dyslexic 😬.
Is there any help out there with looking for work after being out of work for a while?