I have come into some unexpected money !

[sospan]

Well it is Saturday morning and I received an unexpected letter telling me I have come into some into some unexpected money. No, it isn't from a Nigerian Prince it is far closer to home - Wolverhampton!

Our friends in the DWP have decided to award me more money. Yes from April, I will receive an extra 55p a week.

After hours pondering what I am going to do with my windfall and in discussion with the family we decided that we should not let it change our life but want to keep on living the quite life out of the public eye.

Although if the pressure gets too much we may have to leave the UK and move to America to escape the press and fill in the time with interviews on Oprah.

I hope you all have similar (preferably better) good fortune over the coming weeks

[Marnie22]

Excellent post! I really love it!I believe that I will also be receiving this amazing, life changing boost to my finances. I think the most important thing here is to remember your roots and not to let it turn your head. I intend to still be humble and I won't flaunt my good fortune amongst the less fortunate around me. I have been thinking of secretly buying a small tropical island and a private jet, do you think I could do that without any publicity? The thing that I am most looking forward to with this sudden influx of wealth? Saving up to buy a (small) bar of chocolate every six months!

😆🌸

[sospan in reply to Marnie22]

😄😄😄😄

[Glenquoich]

You've made some great points in your post there and some excellent tips on what those of us could do with our new found Premiership Footballer level of financial status.I live a very isolated existence but now may change this to 'reclusive'.

What I definitely will do in my extended family environment is change my current status from 'mad' to 'eccentric'.

[spideyman]

I got a letter telling me that there won’t be a review until 2023.

At first I didn’t want to open the brown envelope that gave me palpitations as I saw it post through the door

[sospan in reply to spideyman]

There was a story on the Benefits and Work newsletter similar to that. A very sad case where a lady had died after receiving a letter from the DWP regarding a review. The Coroner requested the DWP make its correspondence more sympathetic to avoid stress to the public. The DWP's response to start using white envelopes instead of brown!

[MBG23 in reply to spideyman]

HAHA yes I know that feeling when the brown envelope drops through the door 😂 or a text message to check my universal credit journal!

[cat3]

Ha ha.. spend it wisely Sos ; this could be lifechanging ! 😉

[RidgewayB]

😂😂😂😂

[Alibongo60]

Brilliant sospan, I’ll look forward to receiving mine love Alice xx

[MBG23]

Ah the wonderful DWP! We have just been to court following their rejections of our application and appeal for PIP following my husbands TBI. Apparently there are no long tern effects of his brain injury because "he sounded fine on the phone"!! Thankfully, the board who made the decision in court granted him the enhanced element for both parts of PIP, so now we eagerly await some backpay as we applied in February 2020!! I do hope you manage to contain yourself with your new income 😜

[sospan in reply to MBG23]

My wife had the same statement when she had her telephone assessment. However on mandatory reconsideration they changed it.

Glad you got the decision you needed

[haverfordwest]

You should think of the rest of us poor poor people and share it out, just think of the joy it will bring! 😊👍😊

[Nackapan]

That did make me chuckle

My daughter has still to be 'awarded ' anything for pip and is unable to work.

PIP doesnt have her condition on the tick list

After 2 applications and appeal in court(the judge clearly disturbed with her in front of him) making her far more ill the decision was made to abandon it.

Disgusting.

2 years on shes not bedbound and totally reliant on a wheelchair.

Ironically in a 'better' position to put in another application

ESA based on previous based on contributions eventually come through.

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