Am I Eligible?

devils_vixen

Oldernotwiser wrote: »

But that would be a good thing as you would be able to stop claiming benefits!

So does that mean that it's a bad thing that I work part time, live in private rented accommodation and claim benefits to help with housing costs? If some stupid old biddy in the name of Thatcher hadn't made it possible for people to buy local authority housing at a discounted price then sell them for 10x what they originally bought them for then the amount of people claiming benefits to help with living costs would not be nearly as high as it is!!!!!!!!!!!!

sue1953

Yes I do, you could work full-time and claim less benefits

Oldernotwiser

devils_vixen wrote: »

So does that mean that it's a bad thing that I work part time, live in private rented accommodation and claim benefits to help with housing costs? If some stupid old biddy in the name of Thatcher hadn't made it possible for people to buy local authority housing at a discounted price then sell them for 10x what they originally bought them for then the amount of people claiming benefits to help with living costs would not be nearly as high as it is!!!!!!!!!!!!

If you have no children and aren't disabled I don't see any reason for the state to subsidise you for working part time, I don't think that any LHA etc should be payable to someone in this position unless working at least 30 hours per week and preferably 35.

Selling off council houses seems totally irrelevant as a single, able bodied person without children would have been unlikely to have been allocated one anyway.

devils_vixen

sue1953 wrote: »

Yes I do, you could work full-time and claim less benefits

Ok so without knowing somone's circumstances it is ok to judge people on here is it? I was under the impression that this site was for help and advice and not to be judged!! Oops forgot to throw in the fact that I am a single parent of one and had the option to quit work when my daughter was born (which by the way I was well within my rights to!!!) but did not want to as working part time enabled me to pay my own way aswell as spend the time with my daughter! There was me thinking I was doing good only to have someone's narrow mindedness and passing judgement on me without knowing the circumstances!! Charming!!

devils_vixen

Oldernotwiser wrote: »

If you have no children and aren't disabled I don't see any reason for the state to subsidise you for working part time, I don't think that any LHA etc should be payable to someone in this position unless working at least 30 hours per week and preferably 35.

Selling off council houses seems totally irrelevant as a single, able bodied person without children would have been unlikely to have been allocated one anyway.

Ok so you are in a full time job and live in rented accommodation? Your hours are cut due to current climate are you still expecting them to pay full whack on rent? Second job may be an option but current employer may not give permission? Your hardly likely to be offered one bedroomed accommodation nowwadys or any type of council housing without a lenghty waiting list. 10years ago you could be on the list for 6 months and be offered. No chance now since most of these houses are bought or owned by a bank!

Oldernotwiser

devils_vixen wrote: »

Ok so without knowing somone's circumstances it is ok to judge people on here is it? I was under the impression that this site was for help and advice and not to be judged!! Oops forgot to throw in the fact that I am a single parent of one and had the option to quit work when my daughter was born (which by the way I was well within my rights to!!!) but did not want to as working part time enabled me to pay my own way aswell as spend the time with my daughter! There was me thinking I was doing good only to have someone's narrow mindedness and passing judgement on me without knowing the circumstances!! Charming!!

If you leave out vital bits of information then you can't be surprised that people misunderstand the situation. However, the OP has no children so comments on people working part time are still valid!

Oldernotwiser

devils_vixen wrote: »

10years ago you could be on the list for 6 months and be offered. No chance now since most of these houses are bought or owned by a bank!

A single person being offered a council house after 6 months on the waiting list - don't make me laugh!

sue1953

devils_vixen wrote: »

So does that mean that it's a bad thing that I work part time, live in private rented accommodation and claim benefits to help with housing costs? If some stupid old biddy in the name of Thatcher hadn't made it possible for people to buy local authority housing at a discounted price then sell them for 10x what they originally bought them for then the amount of people claiming benefits to help with living costs would not be nearly as high as it is!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well why dont you let us know your circumstances then instead of posting irrelevant stuff about selling council houses etc. I was making the point that if you can work more hours and claim less benefits then you should. You actually said in a previous post that if you worked more hours you would get less housing benefit which can lead people to believe that you are working part time to get more benefits. What are folk on here supposed to think

jennie09

devils_vixen wrote: »

Ok so you are in a full time job and live in rented accommodation? Your hours are cut due to current climate are you still expecting them to pay full whack on rent? Second job may be an option but current employer may not give permission? Your hardly likely to be offered one bedroomed accommodation nowwadys or any type of council housing without a lenghty waiting list. 10years ago you could be on the list for 6 months and be offered. No chance now since most of these houses are bought or owned by a bank!

I know when i worked part time 16 hours and i told my employer i was looking for another job , but it still would have fitted in with the job i was already in , they were really off with me, and i dont know why, because it has nothing to do with the present employer at all if you are working set hours.

devils_vixen

Oldernotwiser wrote: »

If you leave out vital bits of information then you can't be surprised that people misunderstand the situation. However, the OP has no children so comments on people working part time are still valid!

So it's ok to judge without knowing but it's then ok to change opinion when you do know? People always going on about these people that don't work and claim benefits blah blah blah but sometimes attitudes have to change aswell? The point I am trying to make is if you are in local authority housing or own your home then you may not understand the fuss about private rented accommodation. It is just aswell the OP has no children otherwise their HB would be even less! Most people do not realise is that every bit of income from wages or tax credits etc is included in working out how much HB your entitled to