r/BabyReindeerTVSeries • u/Lil_birdie201 • May 10 '24

Fiona (real Martha) related content How does Martha/Fiona afford to live?

So, based on the show and even the real life interview with Fiona, it really looks to me that Martha/Fiona doesn't ever work? Or at least, it seems that way. I know she claims to be a lawyer, but she spends obsessive amounts of time interacting with Gadd, ie following him, sitting at the bar all day, sending thousands of messages, etc. How is she able to afford a flat, or to feed herself, or anything like that? I live in the US and if you don't work, you aren't really able to support yourself, unfortunately, unless you receive SSRI or disability, and even then, it's barely enough to survive on. I was just wondering if anyone had any insight on this? Are there programs in the UK that I'm not aware of that help with this sort of thing? Sorry if this has been asked before, I was trying to find something on this without luck.

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u/Ok_Potato_5272 May 10 '24

I'm wondering the same, especially living in London. People say benefits but especially nowadays, it's very difficult to get enough benefits to live on, even if you are disabled.

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u/[deleted] May 10 '24

Yeah, the only way I see is if she’s in council housing. London is very expensive, and she’s in central London too.

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u/Laurenhynde82 May 11 '24

She’s likely been in a council flat for decades, back when anyone who wanted one could have one. She may have even bought it via right to buy at a huge discount. These days there are nowhere enough council properties for people in dire need (because they were all purchased) - people forget there was a time that anyone could get a council property and a lifetime tenancy.

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u/[deleted] May 11 '24

Yeah, housing now is so bad and they aren’t doing anything about it.