08-07-2007, 01:40 PM
Amy, thanks that I can rant here. I will.
And now for something completely different, my personal rant. Abreviated, because I can go on for hours.
I'm so fed up with welfare, social services, etc.
I've been trying to communicate with social services that we're short on money. We are supposed to have 20% more in a month than we have. OK you can live under minimum for a while. We did it a long time last year and finally decided to ask for help at social services this year because we could not cope anymore. And so we were checked and were found in want of support. So we had our allowance. But it was not enough; about 20% short. It took me almost four months to get an answer on my documented request. And the answer was I should try taxes to get the money. But that seemed impossible. Then out of the blue came a polite letter social services had made a mistake and would pay that what was due since februari. We could almost live a month on that. But the letter is there. Rejoice. So somewhere the money is reserved for us. But its not on our account yet. They will probably pay that on payday and have interest from it for another 10 days.
But we're broke now, completely broke. And I did want to try to do something nice with the kids this holiday. Last summer holiday I cracked in the only week I had of, so they did not have any vacation things at all. Now we're not even having a daytrip again. I get so pissed. And feel such a stupid person. Why did I not go ranting there. It could/should have been solved so much sooner.
Then there is reintegration in the workforce (wry smile). They keep losing me. I called in november that I'd like to work in a safe place with nice routine, voluntarily, if needed, to get better. I think work will help me getting my routine healthy again. Good work that is.
I want to work but they keep losing me. In november they told me they would invite me soon. I called in januari. Got the question 'did we not call you yesterday'. Yeh right, I am gullible, but not that gullible. So I had an appointment end of januari. According to the letter I would get an invitation to see a docter in 3 weeks. The man I was talking to said, better make that 6, course we can't realise 3. Something medical came inbetween, so the next appointment was begin may.(more than 12 weeks) Then I was told I'd defenitely see someone in six weeks and we would make a plan. So half juli I called again. Got the question 'did you not receive a letter to invite you? Lets see, oh, no our new collegue does not know how the computer works. You should have received it, but we'll send it to you now' Again trying out how gullible I am. So I had my third appointment. It lasted 10 minutes, and we'll meet again in four months. The only good thing is I am allowed to look for a place to work, voluntarily or paid, on therapeutical basis myself. In four months time they might help me finding a place. Two months I could have accepted, I am waiting for a diagnosis, and it would be wise to know before reintergrating. But four months!!!!!!!!!!
Ok I have to admit, I am allowed to call if I want it sooner. But what the heck, I did the calling all the time because they lose me all the time.
It's taking so long!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
And all the time you hear politicians say that there is so much fraude and there are so many people benefitting from social services that could easily work. Yeh, right. I'm not the only one with stories like this.
The goal of the whole reintegration thing is to keep people in society and have them somewhere doing something useful, if possible within 6 weeks after they get ill. Especially with breakdowns.
Ranted enough.
Let someone else do some ranting now.
Thanks
And now for something completely different, my personal rant. Abreviated, because I can go on for hours.
I'm so fed up with welfare, social services, etc.
I've been trying to communicate with social services that we're short on money. We are supposed to have 20% more in a month than we have. OK you can live under minimum for a while. We did it a long time last year and finally decided to ask for help at social services this year because we could not cope anymore. And so we were checked and were found in want of support. So we had our allowance. But it was not enough; about 20% short. It took me almost four months to get an answer on my documented request. And the answer was I should try taxes to get the money. But that seemed impossible. Then out of the blue came a polite letter social services had made a mistake and would pay that what was due since februari. We could almost live a month on that. But the letter is there. Rejoice. So somewhere the money is reserved for us. But its not on our account yet. They will probably pay that on payday and have interest from it for another 10 days.
But we're broke now, completely broke. And I did want to try to do something nice with the kids this holiday. Last summer holiday I cracked in the only week I had of, so they did not have any vacation things at all. Now we're not even having a daytrip again. I get so pissed. And feel such a stupid person. Why did I not go ranting there. It could/should have been solved so much sooner.
Then there is reintegration in the workforce (wry smile). They keep losing me. I called in november that I'd like to work in a safe place with nice routine, voluntarily, if needed, to get better. I think work will help me getting my routine healthy again. Good work that is.
I want to work but they keep losing me. In november they told me they would invite me soon. I called in januari. Got the question 'did we not call you yesterday'. Yeh right, I am gullible, but not that gullible. So I had an appointment end of januari. According to the letter I would get an invitation to see a docter in 3 weeks. The man I was talking to said, better make that 6, course we can't realise 3. Something medical came inbetween, so the next appointment was begin may.(more than 12 weeks) Then I was told I'd defenitely see someone in six weeks and we would make a plan. So half juli I called again. Got the question 'did you not receive a letter to invite you? Lets see, oh, no our new collegue does not know how the computer works. You should have received it, but we'll send it to you now' Again trying out how gullible I am. So I had my third appointment. It lasted 10 minutes, and we'll meet again in four months. The only good thing is I am allowed to look for a place to work, voluntarily or paid, on therapeutical basis myself. In four months time they might help me finding a place. Two months I could have accepted, I am waiting for a diagnosis, and it would be wise to know before reintergrating. But four months!!!!!!!!!!
Ok I have to admit, I am allowed to call if I want it sooner. But what the heck, I did the calling all the time because they lose me all the time.
It's taking so long!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
And all the time you hear politicians say that there is so much fraude and there are so many people benefitting from social services that could easily work. Yeh, right. I'm not the only one with stories like this.
The goal of the whole reintegration thing is to keep people in society and have them somewhere doing something useful, if possible within 6 weeks after they get ill. Especially with breakdowns.
Ranted enough.
Let someone else do some ranting now.
Thanks
