Published on 12, July, 2020
By that I mean those receiving universal credit/ESA or pension credit(if old enough). Those who live in social housing, and aren't well off enough to be home owners.
I'm surprised that you think that those who work without benefits are wealthy.
I was working as a legal secretary when I had a traffic accident.
The compensation allowed me to put a deposit on a flat purchase.
However, paying a mortgage and all the associated bills on a single unprofessional salary meant I was poor not wealthy.
Debbie said:I'm surprised that you think that those who work without benefits are wealthy.
It was clumsily put, for which I apologise. I struggle to identify with the kind of people here who can talk about buying 200 year old homes in Cornwall, fitting new kitchens, able to live well abroad.I don't know whether anyone else here has experienced 'social drift'. Basically a marked decline, due to disability, in occupational/social status compared to your parents.
I think I’m the person you are referring to buying a cottage in Cornwall. I had to sell my own house as I couldn’t pay the mortgage, I had been struggling with trying to work. The cottage is derelict and all I could afford after paying my mortgage off. I worked for my father for most of my adult life, he ensured all bills were paid. He started work at the age of 10 and never stopped working until he died exhausted. since his death 10 years ago I have struggled. I now have inherited his business premises as I worked for 25 years without a pension and received an industrial accident in the workplace that I couldn’t be compensated for as I would be suing my own father. All I have is because of my fathers hard work, my wife is a District Nurse and has been keeping money coming in as my mental health hasn’t been good. So, do you see a different picture now?
Hi, not a problem and thank you for replying.
Roy said:So, do you see a different picture now?
Thank you for taking the time to explain. I apologise for jumping to a wrong conclusion.