Date: 2010-02-17 22:37 Security: Public Mood: annoyed Tags: benefits, rants Subject: Benefits

The #1 thing on the top of my mind right now:

Why the freaking heck didn't anybody ever tell me about both the existence of and the fact that I'm apparently eligible for Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit?

So much money just *wasted*. Now that I know, I'll apply, and that'll go some way towards alleviating my living costs right now.

My family never told me anything about benefits. So far I haven't been receiving *any* - not a penny. That's because I thought the only one I might be entitled to was JSA, and then only if I was actually looking for a job. I have quite a lot of savings, you see, so I figured that automatically disqualified me from most things.

Living is just so goddamned hard. What I really need is someone to help me with all this. I'm slow; I find it really difficult to get to grips with this stuff. (This is partially the reason I believe I have Aspergers, but, meh.)

[edit: Turns out I may have been right about not being eligible. Gah. I really don't need this.]