Hello, I've had to bail my brother out with financial help, because he says his benefit payments have not been paid.
Admittedly my brother has some strange beliefs, but I believe him on this one.
Although I want to ensure my brother is o.k. I am already struggling financially.
Also me lending him money is causing conflict with my partner and family..who think I am extremely foolish.
It seems feasible to me that benefit payments could have been caught up with the IT problems that have been in the news.
Emotionally I can't afford not to believe him.
I have tried to encourage him to speak to his outreach workers himself, but he is worried based on past experience that they will not believe him, and think it is all part of his psychosis.
I know that it is hard to believe, but even when he is severely psychotic, he does talk a lot of sense in amongst all the ranting and raving. It just takes a bit of time and patience to piece it all together.
Sorry i'm rambling, but basically would like know if anyone else has had their benefit payments delayed, go missing ect recently as a result of the current computer problems in the banking sector? Looking forward to your replies & thanks.