Good day, my company have advised me that my position is redundant in my hometown and is being centralized to another city.  They have offered to relocate me in order to retain my skills and gave me a date as to when they would like me to start (within a month).  As the company cannot afford to adjust my salary, I have advised them that due to living cost increase I would not be able to afford relocating on my current salary.  In the initial call to relocate, I have asked what the next step would be if the relocation option does not work for us and they stated that we will then have to discuss our separation (which I assume would be retrenchment). 

They have been silent since and is not communicating.  I know now that my position is redundant and want to seek other employment but cannot do so until I they have started the retrenchment process - although the next step has not been confirmed or communicated.  Do I have a stance to put them into a position to make a decision or can they now be silent for the next few months until the timeline to retrench me would suite them?

Thank you kindly