PhD student and working partner and child?!

GEEGEE8

Good luck with your phD..

If you are not living together then I guess you just share costs of meals out and days out? Like me and my boyfriend, I would class myself as a couple though, because we do not live together and he doesn't pay for my household.

I hope you get what you are entitled to.

GEEGEE8

dmg24 wrote: »

If your partner works 52 hours at minimum wage, that would be over £15,000 per year. If your stipend counted as income, that would give you a household income of over £30,000 and you would not qualify for WTC. Therefore you have demonstrated that your stipend was not counted for WTC purposes!

OP, why have you changed your username?[/QUOTE]

I thought something wasn't right lol :o

fatbadger2

seven-day-weekend wrote: »

Your 'peanuts' is nearly twice the income my husband and I receive and we both have brains too.......£26k is enough for a couple to live on even if you find you are not entitled to any Benefits......I wish you well for your future life together.

Thanks. But I was refering to the difference of 1 or 2 thousand pounds in CTC paid, not the whole 26K. £1000 is what Sir fred would call peanuts while he wipes his bottom on it while he laughs at us all. 26K is not peanuts.

26K isn't bad, but I've been slumming it as a student for 5 1/2 years before this, so what's wrong with some reward now? What's wrong with that?

Note that 26K is what we have at the start of our lifes. 26K at the end, when the house is paid for etc etc is a lot more in real terms.

You say you both have brains....I am more aware than most that a crap job or poor income does not equal a dim brain

fatbadger2

GEEGEE8 wrote: »

dmg24 wrote: »

OP, why have you changed your username?[/QUOTE]

I thought something wasn't right lol :o

For some reason I was barred! But I was so fed up with all the sniping I wanted a right to reply so I joined again as no2.:)

GEEGEE8

I get the feeling some people don't like the fact that the OP wants a better income, it's as though he should be happy with his 26k, just because that is more than others? I could be wrong though, it has been known.

If this guy has worked hard with his studying, then why can't he hope to earn 30-40-50k one day. He is still entitled to ask about what he is entitled to or not entitled to.

fatbadger2

welshmoneylover wrote: »

I have to ask... if you have that much money coming in per annum, why on earth do you wish to claim means tested benefits?

Because if it is legally offered and above board I'd be mad not to accept it. 26K is perfectly livable, but it's not megabucks. I don't get why some people thinks it is.

If you think it is unfair that 2 single people on a minium wage (about 24K) don't get tax credits, then I totally agree. But I will not make that situation better by throwing away money with (potentially) my name on it.

dmg24

If you were banned from posting (did you get a PM or email saying you were banned, or are you just unable to post?) it is against the rules to reregister.

You have the information you required - please respect the rules of the forum.

fatbadger2

dmg24 wrote: »

If you were banned from posting (did you get a PM or email saying you were banned, or are you just unable to post?) it is against the rules to reregister.

You have the information you required - please respect the rules of the forum.

I didn't get a PM or any explanation so I didn't know why the old sign in didn't work.

I don't think I've been abusive, just argumentative.

I apologise if I broke the rules though.

dmg24

fatbadger2 wrote: »

I didn't get a PM or any other email, I just couldn't post so I assumed someone had blocked me without a good reason (I haven't been abusive have I?) . I apologise if I broke the rules.

You will have had a message if you had been banned, probably just a glitch on your account. Unless I have missed some posts, I have not seen anything that would get you banned.

seven-day-weekend

GEEGEE8 wrote: »

I get the feeling some people don't like the fact that the OP wants a better income, it's as though he should be happy with his 26k, just because that is more than others? I could be wrong though, it has been known.

If this guy has worked hard with his studying, then why can't he hope to earn 30-40-50k one day. He is still entitled to ask about what he is entitled to or not entitled to.

I don't blame the OP for claiming Benefits if they are entitled to them and I don't have a problem with him having an income of 26k.

I was merely pointing out that it is not 'peanuts' and that even if he is not entitled to any Benefits that it is enough to live on.

I am unable to help advise as to whether his bursary is classed as income or not.