living below our needs allowance

shazza71_2

hi just wondered if anyone knows about benefits, we are currently£82.01 below our needs allowance, and have been told there is nothing we can claim. we currently recieve £26.72 CTC, £64.30 ESA(contribution related) and £57.44 IIB, i`m just stumped that theres nothing else to claim when our needs allowance is £230.47.

thanx
sharon

karenx

The amount the government says you need to live on per week is £100. You are getting more than this so there is no other help there. If you are renting you could get help towards the rent

shazza71_2

£100 for 4 people????

DX2

shazza71 wrote: »

hi just wondered if anyone knows about benefits, we are currently£82.01 below our needs allowance, and have been told there is nothing we can claim. we currently recieve £26.72 CTC, £64.30 ESA(contribution related) and £57.44 IIB, i`m just stumped that theres nothing else to claim when our needs allowance is £230.47.

thanx
sharon

Say's who?

karenx

shazza71 wrote: »

£100 for 4 people????

Why do you need so much? Do you have debts etc to pay? As that was your choice to have them so you wont get any government help to pay those

DX2

2 children and only £26.72 CTC? Are you repaying an overpayment?

shazza71_2

i have just recieved my housing benefit forms and it says Your needs allowance is £230.47, Your income is £148.46.

shazza71_2

yes DX but only £2 a week, my husband lost his job end of november, they have dropped my payments by £10 a week..

DX2

shazza71 wrote: »

yes DX but only £2 a week, my husband lost his job end of november, they have dropped my payments by £10 a week..

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Indie_Kid

Is anyone receiving DLA?

merlin68

You should be getting £104.95 for a joint claim and £52 each for the children plus child benifit. Which would make the figure they quoted have you not been added to the claim or do you work.