Moving house this week, it’s been really difficult with a toddler and the nursery holidays! Noticing how difficult it is on a low budget, lots of costs. Having to manage money carefully this month.

With my son going back to school tomorrow, I can't believe how expensive his uniform has been for me, and how hard it is to source his size.

My son is only 10 years old, but the clothes I have to buy him are for a size 15-16 year old. In fact, his clothes size verges into the men's sizes.

The challenges that I have regarding buying school uniform for my son is that even though he is only in year 5 at school, I can't buy him conventional sized school uniform for a 10 year old because it just doesn't fit him, and his school does not cater for this either. This means I have to buy my son's uniform from places like Amazon, or ebay etc, and pay 5 times more for a top that I could have brought him from, say - Asda in the school uniform section because generally sweatshirts in a size 15-16 year old size is generally in the men's section, which is more expensive.

The cost increases also when I have to buy him more than just one of these sweatshirts, so that I have some spare for him to keep him going throughout the week. Being on a low income when also dealing with this issue has often made it very challenging to be able to afford this, and I wish that the school uniform system would cater for children that are of a slightly larger size, so that us parent's can pay the same price for our children's uniform that everyone else pays.

Glad as being great Easter Break but struggling financially as HMRC informed Universal Credit that I being paid over £2,000 this month so I had no Universal Credit benefit payment whilst they are looking into it. This is causing stress for another 2 1/2 weeks until paid wages again and still all I get from UC looking into it. I took all my pay slips and even P60 from the tax year and as it over £2,000 I am unable to get a UC loan? My son back at school so school lunch I get Child benefit tomorrow and going have to ration what I eat xx definitely not “cost of living, it cost of survival “! Xx

It has been quite an overwhelming year so far. I was disappointed to miss the MH Big Ideas session, I have had health issues and my child has experienced difficulties in secondary school. I also haven't been happy in my job since the culture changed to one that is trying to be more 'corporate' but failing miserably and losing good people in the process. I have felt quite shaky about applying for new employment. I guess I just feel more fragile and over-stretched in terms of emotional resources. Salaries are not kept up to match rising living costs, we are enduring a form of wage theft in this current system. The constant merry go round of jobs due to poor conditions/poor pay is more devastating and exhausting the older you get.

Stressed. Moving, as happy as I am to be doing it, is very stressful. Doing it on a low income is even more stressful, awaiting grants for flooring etc, organising movers, removals, it all costs time and money. As a single parent I’m finding it hard.

Hi hope everything is okay, this day was so cold baby girl is feeling off the weather

I think it is a good idea for Food banks to keep existing.

Raining but kids break up next week, just been paid and most of it gone, my son and I made plans picnics, park dates trying keep it cheap. Not to use petrol! I started watching Newsround kids News as this more positive. I really noticed if I kept hearing the negative within the media that I was more anxious and worry more about the petrol war etc all those poor people who are suffering:( xx

Life has been difficult after mum's passing

Our whole family dynamics have changed, so much division.

And you see that sometimes money can be the problem having too much of it or too little of it

I just want to live without constantly worrying so having enough but not so much that it makes me worry too

We are moving to a new place but I'm a bit sad I'm leaving my friends to a new town, new people.

Mmmm kind of day, had go food bank pulled up my pride big girl pants but still feel “I shouldn’t access, this type support as I work 30 hrs a week. Feel shame as I struggle to provide for my son and I. This came about as my son noticed I was only eating toast or fibbing him off I already eaten! He 13 he noticed daft. He told school he was worried 😟, an embarrassing but positive conversation later I was sat at 10 am Salvation Army today and got a enormous food parcel which I am grateful, gratitude of, feel humbled but the silver element of shame because my son has needed a school uniform at £70 in the last month and some new school shoes at £67 all comes after Christmas the rising cost. However, I don’t want my son to be worried that I’m not eating and I appreciate him reaching out and that’s a positive thing. However, the children shouldn’t be doing that or worrying about that about finances and poverty.

That time of year when all the companies very kindly let you know they are increasing your bills, but why as a single person do we only receive a 25% single person discount, surely it should be 50%, just another way being a single parent household costs us more.