Income Support Paid Into Old Account - No Money!

Boppy_2

alison999 wrote: »

Not really much to add except just be grateful that you ARE on benefits and so CAN get a crisis loan.

When me and my o/h hadmoney troubles no one would help us because we work.

Anybody can get a crisis loan, working or not hun, not sure who told you differently.

I would rather work than be on benefits but can't at the moment.

SuziQ

IS CAN reclaim their payment from the original account and pay it to the other one.

MRS_TO_BE_2

SuziQ wrote: »

IS CAN reclaim their payment from the original account and pay it to the other one.

using what process?

alison999

Boppy wrote: »

Anybody can get a crisis loan, working or not hun, not sure who told you differently.

I would rather work than be on benefits but can't at the moment.

Thats not true, you can apply yes, but the chances of getting one are next to nothing. and unfotunaely with working, i dont exactly have all day to que at the cab lol i know how hard it is, me, my o/h and daughter (we have 2 kids now though) regularly used to only have £15-£20 a week to buy food with, so i know where youre coming from.

You must of known that you were getting the £50 tomorrow so quite frankly, you should be more than ok for another week and then some

Boppy_2

SuziQ wrote: »

IS CAN reclaim their payment from the original account and pay it to the other one.

I think its going to depend on if they can be bothered, the two men I spoke to today just didn't seem to care, although the first one kept putting me on hold.

alison999

Boppy wrote: »

I think its going to depend on if they can be bothered, the two men I spoke to today just didn't seem to care, although the first one kept putting me on hold.

probably kept putting you on hold to at least try to sort it out for you

Boppy_2

alison999 wrote: »

Thats not true, you can apply yes, but the chances of getting one are next to nothing. and unfotunaely with working, i dont exactly have all day to que at the cab lol i know how hard it is, me, my o/h and daughter (we have 2 kids now though) regularly used to only have £15-£20 a week to buy food with, so i know where youre coming from.

You must of known that you were getting the £50 tomorrow so quite frankly, you should be more than ok for another week and then some

Even people on benefits aren't guaranteed them, it depends on what money you have and have had and when, not whether you work or not. I got a crisis loan years ago when myself and my then boyfriend both worked full time but had no money for food.

Are you saying that £50 is ample enough to live on for over a week for a family of 2 adults (1 of whom is pregnant) a toddler and 2 dogs???? We have meters for both gas and electric so they need money putting on them so the £50 couldn't be used for just food.

Boppy_2

alison999 wrote: »

probably kept putting you on hold to at least try to sort it out for you

Hmmm he kept coming back and repeating what he'd already said!

alison999

Boppy wrote: »

Are you saying that £50 is ample enough to live on for over a week for a family of 2 adults (1 of whom is pregnant) a toddler and 2 dogs???? We have meters for both gas and electric so they need money putting on them so the £50 couldn't be used for just food.

Yes, i do ive done it myself. being pregnent has nothing to do with it, the saying 'eating for two', is just that, a saying.

if you cant afford to feed the dogs though then maybe you should look at rehoming them.

Boppy_2

alison999 wrote: »

Yes, i do ive done it myself. being pregnent has nothing to do with it, the saying 'eating for two', is just that, a saying.

if you cant afford to feed the dogs though then maybe you should look at rehoming them.

I can afford to feed them thank you very much, well I can when IS doesn't mess up! Can you do a break down then of how £50 would be spent for over a week including gas and electric and then if you think its adaquate enough for long term add water rates, tv etc into that too because unless you live on 8p noodles it just doesn't stretch, for one week maybe but thats literally on the basics.