What money ???
In 13 yrs as a lone parent I've learnt to deal with a range of things without almost batting an eyelid
However as my daughter gets older I seem to have less money and without doubt my one insurmountable problem is debt.
In the last 2 weeks I've had to firefight eviction, deal with a gas debt collector and today I've had my 2nd council tax bailiff visit- complete with van. Our debts as loneparents don't get smaller- just bigger- like our children. And our incomes get smaller.
All this fuss over pensions-find me one lone parent who is more worried about their pension than making sure they have enough electric on their meter and food to make today.
Posted on: November 3, 2011 - 3:30pm
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Yes, crabby tomato I know exactly what you mean. Years ago there used to be an increase in the benefit amount once a child was 13 and I always thought this was fair as EVERYTHING costs more when they are older, plus they eat more. Feeding my son feels like feeding that plant on Little Shop of Horrors
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