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May 25th, 2026

lexin: (Default)
Monday, May 25th, 2026 12:06 pm
I am a bit desperate. I got taken by a company who charged me £3000 for a five year contract to look after my solar panels and the things I need to run them: the inverter and the batteries. I asked for some money from my equity release funds to pay off my credit card. The company handling my equity release said they wouldn't give me the funds without me talking to my financial advisor - and he told me that this was a scam. My solar panels should last ten years before needing support like this.

Meanwhile, I was due to get some money from the Department for Work and Pensions, and they didn't pay me because they are still working on my reassessment. The nice young man I spoke to said that he would press for the work to be done quickly, but can't guarantee anything. He also told me (though he shouldn't have) that I will continue to be paid the highest rate of care, but that my mobility payments will stop, which means that I'll be £100 less per month going forward. I am not happy, but not sure I want to upset the apple cart by making a request for a Mandatory Reconsideration. Having said that I don't understand how they can say I'm able to move better now than I could in 2022.

I have reached the end of my savings.

So that's it. I'm a toad beneath the harrow.

This would be a good time for a big win on the lottery, but I can't afford lottery tickets.