acceptable expenditure

gazza7374

hi all

i really need some help. i live with my partner, her 8yr old son, our 1yr old daughter and a dog.

it would be really appreciated if someone could tell me what are in the eyes of the OR acceptable expenditure amounts for the following....

groceries
clothing
holiday
emergencies

and any other values for things i may have missed.

thanks

gazza7374

nervousmother

family of four £500 groceries,
£150 clothing
£100 holiday
nothing for emergencies...
£10 per month child activities
£30 haircuts

property.advert

I spoke with CCCS (who I found pretty useless, but just my opinion) and apparently there are "limits" which you would have to argue against. An example would be listing too much for a dentist but being able to justify it because there is no NHS provision in your area.

No credit was given or understood for areas where there was a limit but where you had no expenditure. Thus, rather than having to argue this and that, it became easier to just see what your overall total is, then compare the overall sum to these "limits" and see how far they are apart. Doing it point by point seemed impossible so fudging it was better/easier/more convenient/etc.

property.advert

Oh yes, the haircuts, I cut my own but sod that and just "bank" that money for some extra Sky or something.

tigerfeet2006

Childrens activities £5 per week per child
School Dinners £2 per day primary school.

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