Hi, my name is MissG!

MissG

Good Morning All,

I am new on here and I am finding the site to be very productive and supportive of people so I thought I would join.

I am retired early due to ill health, but manage very well after a long battle with a rare cancer.

Boredom is my main issue as previously I was very busy working as the Artist in Residence in a Primary School working mainly with kids who struggle…with anything.

I have been on a journey with all of the benefit people and I am now on awaiting a new PIP decision.

I have an option of taking an early pension pot, but I am on UC and I do not want to sound greedy here, but if I take it I will receive no help from benefits.

It is all rather Catch22.

I would like to use some of the cashpot in travelling around as I have missed out on a lot of life these past few years.

It seems I would then be marked as wasting the savings.

I would end up spending my early pension on rent and bills.

I hope I am not coming across as ungrateful because that is certainly not the case.

It is all rather confusing.

I believe I would be entitled to £6000 in savings.

Anyhoo, there are a lot of personal pronouns here! Too many lol.

Being cancer free is a true miracle after the terminal diagnosis I had in the beginning and I would like to state that the NHS have been my saviours.

All of them.

Hospital is hard.

If you need any advice on what to take…just ask.

Expert advice will be given. ;-)

Thanks for reading.

Kind regards Julie. x

MissG

Thank you so much for your reply. Your words are really helpful.

It is a minefield of too much information of not the right content! Lol.

I filled in the form online and I was lucky enough to know how to upload documents etc.

The girl on the phone was so lovely and helpful. We had a good laugh.

This was just to receive the application form, but it was all very painless.

We shall see what the experts conclude.

Thank again.

xx

luvpink

@MissG

Sorry I don't have any advice but a very warm welcome to the community.

MissG

Thank you. X