Having been pulling my hair out for months over the rather erratic hours my employer has been offering me, my patience has paid off as they have now offered me a six-month temporary contract (which is likely to remain open beyond that time if we're all happy with each other) to work 24 hours per week, starting 1st September!
So I'm off the to Job Centre this morning to arrange a hopefully smooth transition from incapacity benefit to working tax credits - they assure me it should be a smooth transition anyway. Very exciting really, as this will be the first time for over twenty years when I'm not officially 'sick' or claiming benefits relating to my incapacity for work!
