Am I Eligible?

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krisskross wrote: »

She shouldn't be living off the state at all for pity's sake. She is fit and able to support herself.

Bl***dy hell no wonder this country is in the mess it is. Hardly surprising when everyone appears to think it's OK pick the pockets of taxpayers when they have no need to. I long for the day when the benefit system becomes too expensive and the whole darn lot is scrapped. Don't think it will be long away in this little bankrupt country.

i dont think its ok to pick the pocket of the state , i think its disgusting what people get away with on benefits.me and my oh have worked all of our working livesthats 33 years . there is a girl who lives near me shes 32 and has 4 kids to 4 different men she has never worked and gets over 300 a week! it doesnt pay to be a hard worker , you get more when you dont work i just think annabelle is being harshly criticised just for wanting working tax and hb

devils_vixen

Oldernotwiser wrote: »

Isn't it awful when people don't read the thread properly?

Devils-vixen is a lone parent and working part time is perfectly appropriate. The OP is childless and able bodied and most of the posts have been about how it's not appropriate in these circumstances to work part time and to expect the benefits system to top this up!

Going to put an end to this. If the OP circumstances were not appropriate to work part time and claim benefits from the system then the system wouldn't be open to them. But it is and they are well with in their own rights to apply regardless of the few narrow minds that are on here and I suggest if you feel that strongly against how the benefits system is operated should you even be looking on these threads at all? People want advice not to be judged and persecuted for choices or circumstances!!!!

lauzellen

i dont think its ok to pick the pocket of the state , i think its disgusting what people get away with on benefits.me and my oh have worked all of our working livesthats 33 years . there is a girl who lives near me shes 32 and has 4 kids to 4 different men she has never worked and gets over 300 a week! it doesnt pay to be a hard worker , you get more when you dont work i just think annabelle is being harshly criticised just for wanting working tax and hb

The housing benefit - i can see where working people may require this - particularly where they live in an expensive area but can only get a NMW job - however the OP works part time when is perfectly capable of working full time! Even with some of this HB or LHA (as it now is) she is saying she won't have enough to cover all bills and food - then i'm sorry but as a single, childless and able bodied person she has to put it onto herself to do something about it and work more hours even if that means changing jobs.

With regards to wtc - if the state let single, childless and able bodied people claim it when they work part time, then more people would choose to only work part time and get the top-up from the state - just think what state this country would be in then!!! If the OP worked full time but was on a low wage then it would be a different story as they would be trying to fully support themselves by working full time hours rather than part time and sitting back expecting to have as much money as someone who works full time.

Bogof_Babe

I don't understand why the OP is actually entitled to HB (or LHA) and Council Tax help, given her circumstances, but if she is then obviously that is what the system says she is due, regardless of whether we (I include myself in that) think it is justified.

The point of her post is to ask whether she can get yet more hand-outs, and from the replies it looks like she can't. That should be the end of the thread. I presume she is now hoping someone can point her to some loophole to allow her to increase her benefits income without any change to her working arrangements. I am sure she is not daft enough to consider the only suggested way, i.e. produce a few fatherless children.

She is on to a good thing as it is. The reason we get a bit heated is that most of us in the over-50 age group have had to work and pay for everything we ever had, as the soft options did not exist until fairly recently.

Oldernotwiser

Bogof_Babe wrote: »

She is on to a good thing as it is. The reason we get a bit heated is that most of us in the over-50 age group have had to work and pay for everything we ever had, as the soft options did not exist until fairly recently.

And most of us in this situation never envisaged a time when healthy, childless people would be able to work only part time hours and have that topped up by the state!

On top of that, you don't expect someone on here to say,
"You will need to watch if you do end up in work full time as you may have too much earnings to qualify for Housing Benefit.", whether that's legal or not!

Oldernotwiser

devils_vixen wrote: »

I suggest if you feel that strongly against how the benefits system is operated should you even be looking on these threads at all?

And who would then give advice and information - you?

devils_vixen

Oldernotwiser wrote: »

And who would then give advice and information - you?

I only pointed out that if the OP were to work full time they may not qualify for any benefit entitlement never did I once say don't do it! At least it's advice and not a judgement of their current employment arrangement!

Oldernotwiser

devils_vixen wrote: »

I only pointed out that if the OP were to work full time they may not qualify for any benefit entitlement never did I once say don't do it! At least it's advice and not a judgement of their current employment arrangement!

Encouraging people to milk the system for all they can get isn't popular here, whether or not it's allowed!

krisskross

Nor did we envisage a time when everyone would think it OK to go to 'father-feed-'em-all' for a bit extra. It was so shameful in my day to have to go to The National Assistance to ask for help. Not that we ever did, we sold everything that wasn't absolutely essential. I wouldn't want those days to return but at the moment everyone and their uncle seems to be entitled to state handouts. Even when it is their choice to work insufficient hours to meet their own needs they can still get money plonked in their greedy, grasping hands.

devils_vixen

Oldernotwiser wrote: »

And most of us in this situation never envisaged a time when healthy, childless people would be able to work only part time hours and have that topped up by the state!

On top of that, you don't expect someone on here to say,
"You will need to watch if you do end up in work full time as you may have too much earnings to qualify for Housing Benefit.", whether that's legal or not!

Well it may be a comforting thought that in 20years time, the attitudes of some people surrounding the benefits system will have changed since the ones who are so against it will be knocking on death's door!! Then maybe just maybe judgement won't be passed so freely!