Bonkers Conkers
Not being allowed to decorate or personalise accommodation rented from the council. This also means the slightest mark or change causes you to lose your deposit.
Needing a diagnosis to get an ECHP to get help as a young person in school or college. Diagnostic waiting lists are years long.
Being worse off in paid work than on benefits because if you work too much you are sanctioned.
Losing all your universal credit for a month because you've worked two minutes over the 15.59 cut off for permitted work.
Being told by the mental health crisis team to 'have a nice cup of tea' when in a major crisis and covered in blood.
You've been traumatised and you're homeless and you're on the housing list but you're not allowed counselling because you don't have a stable home.
Being recommended the 'cabbage soup diet' to lose weight after a medication change rather than resolve the weight gain by changing the medication.