how accurate is entitalto?

NASA_2

daimonde wrote: »

maybe try the directgov calculator, might be more accurate as its a govt one ?

....i only said might

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Diol1/DoItOnline/DoItOnlineByCategory/DG_172666

or straight to

https://www.dwpe-services.direct.gov.uk/portal/page/portal/ba/lp

The Government calculator said I would be entitled to £20 odd - despite the information I gave it leaving me with no possible condition of entitlement.

Leaves a lot to be desired.

Honest_broker07

To be honest this is what's wrong in this country

For a person to be able to get £440 a week in benefits when many people work for 1/2 of that Stinks

I have what's considered to be a good job ( over £35K a year ) well over national average wage yet my take home is very little more than the OP would get working 16 hours a week on minimum wage

sickofusernames

The thing that confuses me is that as a couple with children you either both have to be out of work or both on low wages to be entitled to anything - other than child benefits. When a partner loses their job such as mine, there is no help whatsoever according to these websites and informed people, really gets me angry.

Just because my girlfriend works full time (approx £20k) we aren't deemed suitable for any help but I've found that a couple on about £11k each would be entitled to WTC's to bump wages up - crazy.

Honest_broker07

Sickofusernames

that's effectively what I'm saying the OP in this case is on £440 a week or £23K a year, to work and get that much they'd probably have to earn £30K less tax and NI

I don't blame the OP I blame the system that means people are better off not working than working

karenx

sickofusernames wrote: »

The thing that confuses me is that as a couple with children you either both have to be out of work or both on low wages to be entitled to anything - other than child benefits. When a partner loses their job such as mine, there is no help whatsoever according to these websites and informed people, really gets me angry.

Just because my girlfriend works full time (approx £20k) we aren't deemed suitable for any help but I've found that a couple on about £11k each would be entitled to WTC's to bump wages up - crazy.

A couple on 11k each would not get working tax credit as the limit is 17k between them.
again for yourself the limit is 17k so no help there as your partner earns more than that

Tehya

Honest_broker07 wrote: »

Sickofusernames

that's effectively what I'm saying the OP in this case is on £440 a week or £23K a year, to work and get that much they'd probably have to earn £30K less tax and NI

I don't blame the OP I blame the system that means people are better off not working than working

I think some benefits are crazy too especially where some families seem to have multiple children like it's a career move but I feel this case is somewhat different as there is a disabled child involved and the mother does want to work but doesn't want to have to struggle too.

If her child wasn't disabled the £440 would be reduced by the amount of DLA (£70) and CA (£53) that's a reduction of over a hundred pounds also take off CB as everyone with children is entitled to that and you're talking over £150 difference.

Oh andDLA is not means tested so anyone with a disability, working or not, can get it. Almost the same for CA (as long as the person doing the caring is earning under £100 a week it even disregards what a partner earns or any saving you have too).

I know I would rather have my husband healthy and both of us in work than relying on state benefits as I'm sure mother's of disabled children would too.

OP I went back to work when my son was two and even though we did have family credit then I was actually slightly worse off but the mental stimulation and adult conversation was worth a lot more to me at the time. It also gave me a new direction and opened up a whole new career too. I don't like not working now but unfortunaltey my hubby needs me more than I need a job but with the agreement of my old employer and the DWP I will doing some voluntary work for my old workplace (a school) which means I will still get out and about sometimes and I'll pay a carer to take over. The added benefit of this is we'll get a break from one another.

Tehya