My wife had major surgery earlier in the year and as a result was let go of her job. She had switched jobs 3 months before was on probationary period, she didn't know about the surgery operation and I guess they were afraid that she was going to be a liability.
As a couple we were surviving on her wages and when they disappeared we were desperate and she was unable to go back to work after a major operation. We went to the social welfare officer with all out bank details, bills, accounts, credit card bills (not a pretty sight). I was self employed so I had an accountants letter showing no income for the past year.
And we were granted 6 months supplementary benefit which was great we could do the shopping and pay something towards out bills. Now the 6 months have elapsed and we went to see the social welfare officer who was adamant that that was a special once off payment for 6 months and we would have to go on job seekers allowance.
Now my wife has a letter from her doctor saying she not able to go back to work and also a letter from a professor who says she not able to go back to work. She always exhausted and still gets pain as a result of the operation. we were informed that the only way we can get assistance is by getting getting job seekers allowance which means the doctor needs to sign a final cert that she's able to go back to work.
So she has been forced by the social Welfare officer to try to go back to work and now its going to take 8-10 weeks to get anything sorted or any form a payment to live on.
Anyone any advice what we can do at the moment we're practically penniless and the social Welfare officer has refused to help us.
As a couple we were surviving on her wages and when they disappeared we were desperate and she was unable to go back to work after a major operation. We went to the social welfare officer with all out bank details, bills, accounts, credit card bills (not a pretty sight). I was self employed so I had an accountants letter showing no income for the past year.
And we were granted 6 months supplementary benefit which was great we could do the shopping and pay something towards out bills. Now the 6 months have elapsed and we went to see the social welfare officer who was adamant that that was a special once off payment for 6 months and we would have to go on job seekers allowance.
Now my wife has a letter from her doctor saying she not able to go back to work and also a letter from a professor who says she not able to go back to work. She always exhausted and still gets pain as a result of the operation. we were informed that the only way we can get assistance is by getting getting job seekers allowance which means the doctor needs to sign a final cert that she's able to go back to work.
So she has been forced by the social Welfare officer to try to go back to work and now its going to take 8-10 weeks to get anything sorted or any form a payment to live on.
Anyone any advice what we can do at the moment we're practically penniless and the social Welfare officer has refused to help us.