Some good news, though.

We finally got a reply from the DLA (Disability Living Allowance) about my Dad's claim... and they said YES!!!

Such good news, especially as they have back-dated the money to June of this year, so not only do we get more money monthly, but we also have had a nice lump sum put in the bank!   **does the happy dance**

That money will come in so handy, and we have already used some of it to pay the mortgage that hadn't been paid for last month as there is a hold up with one of the Mum's getting her Family Tax Credits (this makes seven weeks now that I haven't been paid) and we were starting to get letters from the building society getting nastier everytime, so hopefully now they will stop and I will be able to not have to panic at night before I go to sleep about being homeless for christmas! (and all week despite my best efforts, I have been worrying about just that).

Dad is also happier as he feels that he's doing something to help us out, even though it's just getting the money that he actually deserves (as so many times in the past he's been more or less told to sod off!)