Update

Still no prospect of work, but things are beginning to look up domestically.

Jobseekers allowance - check
Council tax benefit - check
Free school meals - check
School uniform allowance - check
Free prescriptions - check
Child tax credit - check

mortgage relief - pending.

Arrangements with creditors - most in place. As usual the ones to whom we owe the least make the most fuss.

Plus, we got some backpay for some of the above, so for the first time in ages some of our accounts are in the black and our financial statement shows a positive outcome.

Now we have to work out how best to use the money we have:

• keep for rainy day,
• clear debt,
• get the car fixed etc

- difficult prioritisation.