u/Able-Sheepherder481

Hi!

I’ll try to keep this short. I recently lost my job so I am on Universal Credit and I have been getting the additional Jobseeker’s Allowance every two weeks. With my redundancy pay and selling my car (plus other things) I’ve been okay to get by for now and for probably another month.

I have just been offered some freelance work. It’ll be sporadic and my day rate is £150. I am entirely new to the world of freelance. Am I correct in thinking I don’t need to pay taxes if I don’t earn over £1000 from the odd freelance job?

Also, I know with any Jobseeker’s Allowance etc, you need to declare if you have found work. I assume that includes even if it’s a one off shift where I’ve got £150? If it’s one or two shifts a month then I am better off not taking the work.
I imagine the place who wants me will need my National Insurance number anyway so it isn’t something I want to lie about or get in trouble for.

I don’t want to sound like I am trying to cheat the system or scam the government out of benefits. I am just really trying to figure out if I am better off waiting for a full time position to crop up (I have a lot of interviews / have had a lot so hopefully soon) or bite the bullet and venture into freelance (I’m a writer and editorial researcher if that helps for any reason lol).

Hoping someone could help me. I have an interview coming up for an entry level communications role that im super excited about. The issue is, I never studied communications and I have only really worked with content management so this is a small career change for me.

They have sent a task to do pre-interview. I need to make a communications plan, no more than 2 A4 pages, for a topic relevant to the Family Hubs. Family Hubs basically act as a 'one stop shop' offering early support to families and young people to help overcome difficulties and build strong relationships. They improve access and connections with support including help with infant feeding and perinatal mental health, as well as making it easier to access wider services and job advice.

Would anyone be able to recommend how I'd go about structuring something like this? I've had a google and what comes up seems pretty simple and I want to make sure im not over complicating it or going to go make something entirely wrong.

Thank you!

Usually these posts attract a ton of weirdos but I’ll be going to the Manchester gig solo on Saturday and wondered if anyone else would be who wanted to hang out there maybe? I might attempt to get in somewhere for the match after but everywhere is gonna be packed

I was meant to be going to the London gig but couldn’t afford the train and accom so cancelled on my friends, hence being stuck alone

I don’t mind being by myself but could be nice to enjoy it with some people :) I’m 26, feel free to dm me and we can exchange insta’s, I probably wouldn’t meet anyone just straight off this app lmao

I needed to share this here. I have been avoiding subreddits a tad because everything is quite depressing so really just focusing on myself.
However, do you all get pissed off at the absolute lack of support and then the PITY from other people?
I don’t want pity, I just want to say “yeh this happened and now this is my life and I’m fixing my emotions”. But honestly it’s the support.
I’m based in Manchester in the UK and there’s no in person for support for porn addict partners/ex-partners.

But he has had support. Hell, his Mam drove 4 hours to stay with him to make sure HE was okay. She’s paying for private assessments to see if his addictive behaviours (and other traits) are linked to undiagnosed OCD or ADHD. He has TWO different groups of support meetings he can attend. He has a support call with an ex-addict turned sponsor. Now he is able to access counselling via work and is getting ALL the help he needs.

And I’m like sat waiting for my doctor to get back in touch to see if I need to change my meds and I’m on a over 6 week waiting list for CPTSD counselling - which I had diagnosed before all this even happened.

I’m sorry i am just so frustrated. I love that he is getting the help. He deserves to be clean, he deserves to have a new lifestyle and he deserves to live a life to the fullest and have another chance at having that life. He only just realised he is an addict and he knows he wants to change.
But I’ve been in counselling before, I moved city to get away from a physically abusive family relationship, I lost my job, and I just wish there was more for us lot dealing with it!

Instead I’m even more isolated because my doctor only offers over the phone appointments most of the time, my CPTSD counselling has to be over the phone, the workbook I’m doing is all online. The support groups available, none near me in person! I’m surrounded by friends, some family, I have hobbies, I rarely sit still but just feel like it’s so cruel. I don’t want advice on taking up more hobbies etc. I just want to feel comfort in other people’s anger.

I recently found out someone I love has a severe PA. I’ve stepped back from the relationship but helping as much as I can on his recovery. There’s support groups for partners of alcoholics and drug addicts, but not for this? And I specifically want in person as online will just make me feel more secluded.

There’s support groups for those suffering with an addiction but just not enough for those left in the aftermath, or trying to support, and I’m really struggling not having people who understand what I’m going through.

Does anyone know of anything that they may have attended themselves or that may not even be official? Or even be willing to set something up if there’s others who would want it?

Please be kind in the replies. I really don’t want to sit and read peoples opinions on pornography and addiction. I just want to be find people in a similar position.

This morning I found out my boyfriend has been using onlyfans and Reddit to get adult content sent to him. I’ve added my user flair as ex-partner because I can’t imagine the relationship being saved at all.

His phone had hundreds and hundreds of saved files in his recently deleted, the last one was only deleted in March. We have been dating since October but only official from January. Although he had wanted to be exclusive from the get go which is hilarious to me as he was messaging girls sexually the entire time.

I’ve ate a little and cried, and went for a 30 minute walk. I left a letter on his bed just saying I know what he was hiding etc and that I’ve already taken my things from his flat. I live away from home and I don’t want to tell my parents yet or friends from home yet, they’ve all been worried about me since losing my job a few weeks ago. I guess I just want some motherly support or whatnot - this has made me realise why some people just ring customer service lines when they’re lonely.

My ex cheated on me with his ex, and my ex before that also cheated on me. I am only 26, I turn 27 next month, so it just feels really shitty. I know I am loveable and people can commit to me as I have the most beautiful friends. And my self worth doesn’t feel too bad but I just guess I’m right in the after math. I just need some nice words.

Basically what the title says. His phone had hundreds and hundreds of saved files in his recently deleted, the last one was only deleted in March. We have been dating since October but only official from January. Although he had wanted to be exclusive from the get go which is hilarious to me as he was messaging girls the entire time.

Anyway this is just something I found out this morning, it’s currently 12:32 and I am at home alone. I’m unemployed currently but can’t finish an application. I’ve ate a little and cried, and went for a 30 minute walk. I left a letter on his bed just saying I know what he was hiding etc and that I’ve already taken my things from his flat.

I live away from home and I don’t want to tell my parents yet or friends from home yet, they’ve all been worried about me since losing my job a few weeks ago. I guess I just want some motherly support or whatnot - this has made me realise why some people just ring customer service lines when they’re lonely.

My ex cheated on me with his ex, and my ex before that also cheated on me. I am only 26, I turn 27 next month, so it just feels really shitty. I know I am loveable and people can commit to me as I have the most beautiful friends. And my self worth doesn’t feel too bad but I just guess I’m right in the after math. I just need some nice words.