Government giving out £70 xmas bonuses for the unemployed.. ????

EmRayMarRhys

and actually the point of my original post was.....

I'll take your job and the salary it provides if you want to swap for the £70 bonus - but that £70 bonus comes with the £50 pw carers allowance I take because I am unable to work. So please do take my £50 a week carers allowance and the bonus, but it comes with 24/7 responsibility for 3 disabled kids and no respite.

Cleaver

By the way, I have a £5 Zavvi gift token for the first person to mention that they're in a 'hard working family'.

onetomany

ok please dont have a go , but i can see from both sides, ive been a single parent and struggled on benffiets, which i didnt get alot , and now im goona get the bonus because im a carer for my youngest son , took me along time to claim for it as i keep on saying i will care for him anyway beacuse he my son, but anyway i get high dla and have a mobility car, hes has physcial problems, and learning difficulties and a sleep disorder, my husbond works long hours for s*****t money but hey at least he has a job, i spend the monies i get on travel (petrol) also trying new things and he gonna start swimming lessons in jan, but i now people who rip the system of (not saying anyone here is honset) what make it hard for real people i now someone who gets housing beniift, income support, and high dvla for 3 kids and spends ever night in the pub (even tho we all desreve a break) so i think we should try to understand everyone (also no one case of someone haveing her legs taken of and was told your not disabled enough sick happy new year peeps

thermalaudio

Cleaver wrote: »

By the way, I have a £5 Zavvi gift token for the first person to mention that they're in a 'hard working family'.

Pointless as you can't spend them..

islandannie

I`m quite alright with supporting the truly dissadvantaged,god forbid i would end up in their position.

Blackpool_Saver

I had no idea about this, thanks for the info

Strapped

I can't believe that there are people who would complain about the £60 payment, or make posters who are entitled to it feel like they have to explain themselves. What a world we live in.

neverdespairgirl

Toto wrote: »

As far as i know the extra £60 payment is for carers, pensioners and people with disability. This is to help cover the cost of winter fuel.

I thought the winter fuel payments were separate?

islandannie

neverdespairgirl wrote: »

I thought the winter fuel payments were separate?

They are,but do you not like i hope for a tolerable and warm winter for our senior bretheren?

LilacPixie

neverdespairgirl wrote: »

I thought the winter fuel payments were separate?

They arenormally NDG. AFAIK this £60 payment is thething Broon/Darling introduced to balance off the loss of the 10% tax bracket. Those who do work had their tax codes adjusted in the Autumn.