My mum is similar. But we are really not well off at the moment whatsoever. She used to work as a carer, but quit her job when she found out I'll probably be going to Uni, so she could study to go to Uni too (she has always been competitive towards me, she even sent horrible emails to one of my college teachers last year telling her to kick me out and not let me go to uni because I don't deserve it and will never be able to make it) I used to work as a carer to, but had to quit after about 7 months because it's extremely difficult as a job, especially at 19 (you have to wipe elderly men's bottoms, see them naked, travel forward and backwards to about 7 different flats all in completely different parts of London in the same day, then you're only there, for like 1 hour/30 minutes and your only on minimum wage). I don't want to get a job so close to me starting uni, I've suffered from some health issues recently (pcos, and feeling extremely insecure about a recent weight gain) which I think wouldn't put me in the best state of mind to be working constantly. I also want to concentrate on my studying so I make sure I go to uni.
Anyway, my mum quit and was supposed to go onto Job Seekers allowance, she got it for about the first month, then after that they realised she hadn't looked for a single job, so they've stopped paying it. She is continuing to refuse to look for even a single job, so we haven't had any money in for about a month and a half. She's relying on payments from my 70 year old grandmother to buy food. Added to this, I still have £300 I have to pay for a uni accommodation deposit, otherwise I will have nowhere to live at uni as almost all the rooms have run out. I also have to pay £210 for exam entry (was a struggle to find a single place left offering exam entry and places to sit exams), and also another £150 to have my coursework marked. So I am pretty much screwed at the moment. I have begged and begged my mum if she could get a loan out for me at the credit union, I told her I will pay her back when September comes around and I get an extra £1000 pounds from my uni because I'm doing a foundation degree. She actually started laughing at me, and said, you expect me to help you with your education?! And she continued laughing manically. So I have had to beg my 71 year old grandmother via email if she will be able to help me out. My grandmother is the complete opposite of my mother and always wants to help out as she is in a better position financially and has always wanted the best for me and my education (unlike my mum), but I doubt she'll be able to pay for all of it, so I will have to be able to convince my mum to get a bank credit card out to help me pay for the remainder, as I can't get a credit card out. I'm just praying I will be able to pay for all this stuff, I seriously do not know what to do.