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Why has it depressed you???
also just to clarify im not a typical single mum in the fact i have not had a baby for benefits, i was an assistant accountant living with my fiance who i had planned to marry in 2 months, but i found out he was sleeping around when i was 7 months pregnant and he left us.
i later found out he had been doing it for the last 5 years....
and yes i know i am pretty well off, in regards to the fact i do get a lot of help because im on my own, but i work 30 miles away from home and have a lot of petrol to pay for, also my rent is £425 a month and have £200 of sofa tv and other credit payments to pay per month which my ex took out in my name as he has a poor history...he wouldnt take the debt or the items so im stuck paying for them.
me wanting to go to college and uni whilst (and im sorry if this offends anyone) i get it for free is to make a better life for myself and my son, i dont want to cliam benefits, but i am "entitled" to them as per our current government and im obviously going to claim them...im not scraping by and letting my son starve and be homeless for the sake of pride.... working full time will make me worse off as i would have to pay more of my rent and my tax credits would go down, but fuel and childcare will go up.... i know this is enevitable but it would actually make me about £200 a month worse off....
so any answers would be greatly apopreciated