yeah we get £10 per week tax credits and the child benefit is what i says to feed the kids , the point im making is howcome people get all their rent paid when unemployed and people get help with their mortgages but i and my partner have always worked since leaving school and this is the first time we have ever needed help from anyone and there doesnt seem to be any , oh and we have enough stress as it is with my son just getting over a tumour

i had worked for 30 years as a senior manager and was made redundant in december . i was on contribution jsa but that came to an end last week, I applied for income based jobseekers and received a letter saying i could not get it because my partner works 23 hours per week ( 2 part time jobs) and earns £ 140 per week from them term time only. i explained i took a mortgage protection insurance whilst working and if i am not on benefits it becomes void ! the job centre plus advisor said that isnt her problem. I asked if there was something in place for helping with mortgages and was told no cos i was not eligible for benefits although i tried to explain that my partner only works term time and anyway how can we pay a mortgage of £725 per month and all the bills and food etc and clothes and bring up 2 kids on £140 per week term time. i was gobsmacked when the advisor said ' well maybe that will be another good repossesion property to bid for ' and then put the phone down on me ! has anyone got any advise how i can get help with my mortgage or have i just got to accept a probable repossesion cos the stress of this is making us really ill now