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Did you work before you got sick? Often the best option is to translate whatever skill and work experience you had from your previous life into a scaled-down stay-at-home version. Some employers will let you work from home part time, but usually only if you have skill and experience in something.
I hope this doesn't sound negative, but "£50-100 per week needed" and "a few good hours per month which I can devote to money making," doesn't seem to add up. You may have to be willing compromise on your expectations, but good for you for trying. I wish you all the best.
Hmm, depends on what are your skills. Can you repair broken things? I sometimes find broken old TVs for example and repair them, and they can be sold (I worked in electronics many years ago and still can do this).
or how about this... become expert at some type of merchandise, then buy and sell on eBay for a profit. Do you have any business connections? Even buying items from China, then reselling them, can work for some people, particularly if you can easily send mail.
One that I tried for awhile was typing up transcriptions from interviews (medical). But that did not last long since my client needed rapid turn-around, and I needed more time. But if you found a less time-sensitive transcriptions and can type well enough, that pays.
Are you creative? If you have an artistic flair, you may be able to do something with that. I put my talents to use thinking it would just be for family and friends and people started to want to buy it. If you have some talent, use it. Social media is so big right now, that it's not as hard to sell things as one thinks. It's free advertising.
{Begins singing}Having a little quiet shop somewhere with a coal fire
a bed in the back for resting, a chemical and flourescent light free environment
One client, I m ok, two, I m tired, 3 it takes me days to recover...