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Hello all, thanks again for all your helpful and lovely messages.
So, let me fill you in on the latest of my saga (I should write a book about all this, lol).
I went to the DWP today and sat there and refused to move. I met a very nice a man who worked there and we worked on the child tax credit claim I put in. We got it confirmed that my daughter is me. The computer said that my claim is clear, which apparnatly means its ready for payment. The thing the man said that was strange, was that the screen still said suspended. He has said that this may say this for one of two reasons. The first reason is that it just needs to take time to process (usually 48 hours) or the 2nd reason is that another department may be stopping this, i.e. child benefit. To me, child benefits system and policies need to be urgently reviewed. For what is a mere �18.10, it is stopping much more money coming my way. The child benefit office does not even have a drop in centre!! They are rude and they really dont care about individual cases. I will contact the counsillor again tomorrow but I think its time I got my MP involved.
On another note, I contacted The ROyal British Legion on the weekend. I used to be in the RAF and I remember that for years I paid into several Forces charities namely the Legion and RAF Benelovant Fund. Someone is coming out tomorrow to see if they can help me get by. A very kind friend of my has loaned me my rent so hopefully my landlord will be off my back for another month. I just hope the complaint I made about his conduct hasnt ruffled his feathers too much.