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MSE News: Autumn Statement: Benefits to rise by just 1%
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"Chancellor George Osborne has announced a blow for benefits recipients, with handouts rising by less than the rate of in..."
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That's good, at least they are getting something. Most of the workforce that are paying the tax's to fund the benefits won't be getting a rise.Be Alert..........Britain needs lerts.0
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Hmph. I havent had a payrise for 4 years.0
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There'll be many people reading that who can tell you their benefits have been cut by a lot more than 1% and if the warnings are true there's much worse to come.Liverpool is one of the wonders of Britain,
What it may grow to in time, I know not what.
Daniel Defoe: 1725.
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All well and good, but isn't the idea of benefits that they're the minimum required to live on? I wasn't aware that Jobseekers Allowance etc had a luxury / disposable income element built in that enables recipients to soak up a rise that's substantially less than the rate of inflation. I'm sure received wisdom will tell me I'm wrong and that claimants do indeed have lots of spare cash out of their £56/£71 a week for mobile phones and plasma TVs.
If I don't get a pay rise it squeezes me and I have to cut out some things, but it's more likely to be non-essentials. If you're on benefits and spending it on food, clothing and heating as it is, aren't you forced to choose which of these essentials you'll do without when the price rises far more than your benefit?0 -
Why do MSE put these threads here then say that these boards are not the place for discussion?
This thread will end badly like they all do.SPC #1813
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All well and good, but isn't the idea of benefits that they're the minimum required to live on? I wasn't aware that Jobseekers Allowance etc had a luxury / disposable income element built in that enables recipients to soak up a rise that's substantially less than the rate of inflation.
And will the rates be increased by the deficit after the three years?
It's fairly likely that inflation is going to be enough to effectively knock a fiver off the weekly JSA awards.
And more off those who are unable to work due to illness or disability.
Inflation for the poorest is significantly higher than the nominal figure, due to fuel and other things being a larger slice of the budget.0 -
I note that ESA will increase by 1% but the Support Component will increase in lines with prices. However what will happen to those who are still on Incapacity Benefit will they remain on the CPI uprating?
However what a difference a year makes. In last year's Autumn Statement Obsorne said:-
" I also want to protect those who are not able to work because of their disabilities and those, who through no fault of their own, have lost jobs and are trying to find work.
So I can confirm that we will uprate working age benefits in line with September’s CPI inflation number of 5.2%.
This will be a significant boost to the incomes of the poorest, especially when inflation is forecast to be considerably less than that by next April."0 -
I suppose any increase is better than nothing!If you change nothing, nothing will change!!0
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rogerblack wrote: »And will the rates be increased by the deficit after the three years?
It's fairly likely that inflation is going to be enough to effectively knock a fiver off the weekly JSA awards.
And more off those who are unable to work due to illness or disability.
Inflation for the poorest is significantly higher than the nominal figure, due to fuel and other things being a larger slice of the budget.
Agreed...
When factoring in the Bedroom Tax and the average Council Tax Contribution of at least 20% it is certainly not an increase in entitlements. Quite the opposite in reality.0
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