thanks for all your replies :-)

the main type of work I have applied for is to be an electrician's apprentice/electrician's mate (assistant for non-uk readers) as I allready had experience and qualifications in that field before I needed to stop working.

I have however been looking to take at least as a stop-gap most types of work that don't require previous experience and pay a realistically livable wage, theese include: Security Guard, Factory labourer, construction laborour, and warehouse operative.

this Vocational rehab that has been mentioned sounds very interesting, where would I look for such help, and would it matter that I am not currently recieving treatment from a GP or other healthcare professional? the Jobcenter has had very little help forthcoming in that department, it appears thier focus is on recovering Alcoholics, recovering drug abusers and ex convicts, I sometimes just feel that depression is something that many people just too easilly dismiss