Sick leave and pay should be more flexible, so people with poor mental health can avoid severe financial hardship, a charity has said. The Money and Mental Health Policy Institute said preventative, part-time sick leave would help those facing mental health difficulties. Greater access to insurance...

Just wanted to introduce myself. I joined the forum last June, but the illness and then bereavement of a very close family member took me offline for some time. I've been dipping in and out of the site more recently and have to say I find the approach and advice bang on the money, this is the site I...

Evening everyone,

Now its been a while since i posted on here due to the fact i have been happily keeping people at bay for a few years and took some advice from a friend to think about this stuff only when i had to for the benfit of my health.
But, as always something pops up for...

Mental health and debt problems:

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on: 4th March 2016 13:17
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Didn't know where to post this , but my husband asked me to post this .

I'm suffering severe anxiety panic phobias and agoraphobia , i am receiving treatment and therapy from professionals.

This CCJ in my name is being paid back at £3.89 a month , yeah i know it isn't a lot...

I have agreed to help my sister with her debts so we have sat down this week with all the paperwork she has.

She has been in a DMP for a number of years and currently has around 10 debts left.

They mostly look like credit cards, loans, bank overdrafts. She has had some health...

We received a letter yesterday telling us about the changes that will happen next year .

Basically as we can understand self employed people need to be earning the minimum wage which is £6.70 per hour , for us this is just not possible as business is very slow right now , my husband made...

Hi! I am looking some advice! My husband has been ill with Mental health issues for the last year and is currently in hospital! I work full time and have 2 lgs! My husband stepped down from a management role in January and has been on SSP since June but I have been able to pay the mortgage using my...

Could someone please help me I have a severe learning delay and very bad mental health problems.
I was silly I was given credit all from consumers and I forgot all about them I paid some off then now I'm getting letters from debt collectors and have had a court letter. Am I going to lose my home?...

The Daughter & Partner have Damp problems with the bedroom of the grandson, means he cannot sleep in the room because of the awful stench, the daughter has a humidifier in there, the grandson sleeps in the lounge, same as us when we visit. The landlord is just possibly recognize the problem...

New guidelines published on debt and mental health

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 26th March 2015 17:23.

The Money Advice Liaison Group (MALG) has today published its updated guidelines on mental health and debt. The Good Practice Awareness Guidelines......

Hi

just thought that i would share with you an experience i had recently with my (ex) bank. My experience may help others in the same situation.

My health went into decline leading to me losing my job. i alerted my bank at the start of my financial difficulties and health...

MM & DM V SSWP [2013] EWCA Civ 1565

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 9th August 2014 22:26.

---Quote (Originally by pompeyfaith)--- The below judgment is for those with Mental Health Problems it is a very important judgment and why I bring...

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The below judgment is for those with Mental Health Problems it is a very important judgment and why I bring it here, there was another hearing on the 7th and 8th July where the Secretary of State for Works and Pensions had to explain to the Court how he was going to address the substantial disadvantage...

I'm a hr manager at a medium sized firm, we have a lovely man who is 73 who was working full time up to 12 months ago. I have been speaking to him regularly as work is his respite as he cares for his son with severe mental health problems. Spoke to him last a week ago and I knew he was suffering (bone...