MSE Parents Club Part 11

searching_me

mfd entitled say im allowed £1.70 a week for CT benefit .. my tax credit are about £180 a week so not allowed much so dont see the point for them to only complain they over paid me and they want the money back x

searching_me

oh also you could just use your insurance on your phone (if you have it) dont have spend then x

jillie1974

searching_me wrote: »

entitled to says im only allowed £5 a week in housing benefits if i went for it ... nahhhhh you're alright *rolleyes* x

surely £5 is better in your pocket than theirs??

its £260 a year

searching_me

jillie1974 wrote: »

surely £5 is better in your pocket than theirs??

its £260 a year

if you'd gone through the stress of them complaining you'd been overpaid and they wanted it back NOW! .. £5 a week for that security is more then worth it x

Sami_Bee

My_Fathers_Daughter wrote: »

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Just checked my phone and there is a pic of him having his first bottle on 7th April 2009, a year ago tomorrow. He is SO tiny :A

ooh my Daddy's birthday

My_Fathers_Daughter wrote: »

My samsung phone has decided that it won't work. It texts and calls fine but when I speak the other person can't hear me!! Any ideas? Have checked and it is not on mute...

replace it with a phone made by anyone but samsung

emlou2009

Its not just the HB and CTB though SM, if your dog got sick then having those benefits would entitle you to PDSA care. We're entitled to £3.something a week in HB but not CTB, and last month I shelled out £150 in vet bills. If I'd taken up the HB instead of thinking there was no point, I wouldnt have had to shell out for those vet bills!

Sami_Bee

mfd you can call cust services off any phone to do it (just need to find the proper no.), I had a similar problem with my old 3 phone

SusanC_2

My_Fathers_Daughter wrote: »

*resists the urge to go and start squeezing in the office bathroom*

:rotfl::rotfl:

Thanks to people who've replied about earrings - I think I'll ask our charity shop if they take them.

My_Fathers_Daughter wrote: »

You would probably get Council Tax Benefit too. If it was at the same level then you would be getting £520 assistance per annum...you wouldn't sniff at that. And it is only form filling in...even if you didn't get help with your CT then it is still £260 - better in your pocket than theirs.

Once we'd paid our house deposit we qualified (it was our savings that had disqualified us) and I nearly applied but because we are self employed they would only accept accounts done by an accountant. As if someone who qualifies for H/CTB is going to be paying an accountant to do their accounts!

My_Fathers_Daughter

searching_me wrote: »

mfd entitled say im allowed £1.70 a week for CT benefit .. my tax credit are about £180 a week so not allowed much so dont see the point for them to only complain they over paid me and they want the money back x

They can only claim that if you don't declare everything. I used to work in HB and CTB and as long as you are telling them everything and you tell them if your circumstances change then there is no reason for them to overpay you.

It's £348.40 a year. If somebody offered you £350 you wouldn't say no (well I know I wouldn't). The whole point of the HB/CTB system is to provide assistance as a means tested benefit - so as long as you are under the threshold you are entitled to claim.

Is it a private landlord or a council / Housing Association property?

But then again I have no experience of the systems from a claimant POV so I should probably shut up

searching_me

i know i understand em ... but ive had to pay back in 6 years i was on benefit nearly 5k (i worked it out) from the amount they've messed me about .. now you tell me its worth it x