Hartlepool carer scoops Set For Life lottery prize

Ms Jobson, who works as a carer for children with disabilities, plans to go on holidays and buy her own home

A carer from Hartlepool has scooped a top lottery prize of £10,000 a month for 30 years.

Joanne Jobson, 51, said she woke from a night shift and "jumped out of bed" after learning she had won the National Lottery's Set For Life jackpot.

Ms Jobson, who cares for children with disabilities, described it as a "life-changing" moment.

She said it had been "so emotional" and added that she was planning to buy a home and book some holiday trips.

Ms Jobson, who lives with her mother and is saving to buy a house, said she was "reluctant to believe" she had won the draw on 22 February.

"I logged onto my account and couldn't believe what I was reading," she said.

"I had to re-read the message several times as I thought it was telling me what I could win, not what I had actually won."

Ms Jobson says she now has financial "peace of mind" for her and her family

Ms Jobson, who has been a carer for 17 years, continued: "I jumped out of bed and went to tell my mum.

"I remember just saying to mum, 'I think I might have won a lot of money' and showing her my phone - mum was convinced it was a scam."

She plans to take her family on holidays to locations including Barbados, the Maldives and "may even go on a world cruise".

She said she had "peace of mind" knowing she was financially secure.

"I'm going from working nights and saving hard to being able to buy things when I want and plan holidays I could only have dreamt of before," she explained.