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Help at home?

Hi
Does anyone have any ideas of any other ways to get assistance at home with domestic tasks/gardening?
We live in council accomodation but they won't provide assistance because my partner isn't disabled, but he works full time (on really awkward rotating shifts) to support the family as well as caring for me and my two children.
Likewise social services said they couldn't help because he helps with my care needs so I don't need carers and they don't provide assistance just for domestic/gardening.
As lovely as it would be to pay out ourselves bfor gardening and a cleaner it's not feasible on ourincome to cover the full cost of it
Does anyone have any ideas of any other ways to get assistance at home with domestic tasks/gardening?
We live in council accomodation but they won't provide assistance because my partner isn't disabled, but he works full time (on really awkward rotating shifts) to support the family as well as caring for me and my two children.
Likewise social services said they couldn't help because he helps with my care needs so I don't need carers and they don't provide assistance just for domestic/gardening.
As lovely as it would be to pay out ourselves bfor gardening and a cleaner it's not feasible on ourincome to cover the full cost of it
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She also takes care of the ironing and laundry. Additionally I hired a childcare provider to babysit my kids whilst I am working. One family I know of interviewed and hired someone to mow their lawn and see to general property maintenance tasks too.
Work out what you can afford. Go from there. If social services cannot help you you should look at other options to get domestic help. Do you have any friends who can recommend someone who can help you around the house or not?
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We use a private ironing service. paid out of Pip
we got medium allowance for PIP
Good Luck.
From what I have read here PIP scares the hell out of me.
I know we should have scored higher for personal care.
but the way they Lie I am scared they would score us less.
It seems its not what you should score or deserve. but how much they twist or lie.
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