hi i have just joined the forum and read some of the other posts on this subject i really need help.
i received inheritance as both my parents died suddenly. I knew nothing of the rules and regulations around benefits other than i had to tell esa. Which i did and lived off the inheritance i payed rent bills ect and as a disabled family of 3 adults,rather than live on ping meals we had food delivered or ate out for which i sent the money to my kids to pay deliveroo and uber as i was not up to doing it myself. Im now under investigation as the inheritance has gone. i do not know where to turn my mental health is in a bad state, im on the autistic spectrum and have complex medical needs. 6 months after my parents died i found out i had thyroid cancer and had surgery.
i have sent esa 18 months of bank statements and receipts for purchases i have made but they keep writing back to me for more and more information that is often a duplication of what ive already sent to them i feel like im living a nightmare having meltdowns and now suicidal thoughts i feel persecuted as ive done nothing but live off the money. I have seen my gp and await an appointment with a psychiatrist and i have been given 6x1 hr appointments with a mental health worker other than that i have no family or support network.
i called the scope support line today amd was advised to go to an advocacy service. I called power and they said i didnt fit the criteria for them to help. Scope also advise a letter of complaint something i am not great at doing even less so now i am so sick. Where on earth can i get support or help? Do i have to keep sending bank statements and keep cross referencing everything again and again as i have 3 separate accounts as im appointee for my kids benefits i have one for housekeeping,food and benefit payments that i pay my kids from and a billing account its all so challenging and im not coping its affecting my kids now too.
