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Uhg, the Universal Credit switch has been an almightly mess from start to finish. I hope the Union specialist can help out significantly (they probably can, in theory there are supposed to be a whole lot of allowances and thinga that mean it works out much the same in the end, but of course the DWP won't work that out and people end up missing out. The specialist should have a good insight into what's possible). The other place that's worth a look is the Moneysavingexpert.com forum. I have fingers crossed for you <3

Sounds like the DW fitting came at a good time to fix the WM leak! Thank goodness you found out about that and could get it resolved. The new machines (WMs as well) seem to run the eco mode by using less water and less power and more slow soaking/water recycling which takes forever but is fairly quiet doing it. It feels very counter-intuitive though, and I'm not sure about the door popping open... that seems potentially problematic around pets and kids. Hurrah for a shiny new efficient machine, though.

I hope your bath was brilliant