Can my parents give me money while I am on JSA?

john539

terryw wrote: »

Yep. But due to change very soon.

sunnyone wrote: »

Good, it was supposed to stop a long time ago and its right that no claimant makes a profit.

Wee_Willy_Harris wrote: »

Up to a maximim of £15 per week, yes. It was done to encourage people to shop around and make specific financial decisions, like the rest of us. Get somewhaere cheap, have more £ in your pocket, somewhere more expensive, have less £ in your pocket. It was also hoped that this might mean an overall downward pressure on rents.

As said, this will soon end.

That is not correct.

And if you keep saying it, it still does not make it correct.

There are good reasons why the system was introduced.

Doesn't matter how many times you go over it, some people just can't, won't, refuse to get it.

No system anywhere in anything is perfect.

Wee_Willy_Harris

john539 wrote: »

That is not correct.

And if you keep saying it, it still does not make it correct.

There are good reasons why the system was introduced.

Doesn't matter how many times you go over it, some people just can't, won't, refuse to get it.

No system anywhere in anything is perfect.

What, specifically, do you think is incorrect?

mariobasler

Wee_Willy_Harris wrote: »

I will say it again, for the hard of understanding.....

"From the info given, I'm guessing you're single (yup) with no dep children (yup). That means your LHA is the 1 room rate (yup), which will be VERY low (yup).

Just one of the difference between me and you is that I DO know the rules.

No, you don't know the rules. If you are over 25 you can be entitled to benefit for a 1 bedroom flat, not just shared room.

I don't know why you keep repeating this because it's simply untrue. As someone else has told you, repeating the same thing endlessly does not make it so.

The quote below is from the direct gov website. The exact wording is also used on my council's own website. (I can't post a link as a new poster - search for the text if you like).

"If you are 25 or over, single and do not live with any dependants, your benefit will be based
on the one bedroom Local Housing Allowance rate if you live in:
• a self-contained property
• shared accommodation but have two or more rooms (bedrooms or living rooms) that
no-one else can use.

If you are 25 or over, single and do not live with any dependants, your benefit will be based
on the Local Housing Allowance shared room rate if you live in shared accommodation unless
you two or more rooms (bedrooms or living rooms) that no-one else can use.

By a self-contained property we mean one where you have your own room plus your own:
• bathroom
• toilet, and
• kitchen (or facilities to cook with)
For example, this could be a one-bedroom flat."

It may be different if you DID NOT live in a 1 bedroom flat at the time you became eligible to claim - I don't know. But I do and did. (I was made redundant after moving into my flat).

kunekune

So far as financial help from parents is concerned, I would imagine that this is what parents are expected/supposed to do. This is the age of personal/family circle responsibility, the last thing the benefits people want to do is stop that. One of the reasons that benefits are so low is probably that this kind of assistance is assumed!

mariobasler

willy... my mistake, I think I was confused by the term "1 room rate". Just to clarify : I get £110 a week housing benefit which is not "very low" - it's pretty easy to find 1 bedroom flats which cost much less than that round here. According to my housing benefit calculcation I pay £95 a week rent ( I explained twice already I made a mistake when calculating the extra I get from LHA).

Wee_Willy_Harris

mariobasler wrote: »

willy... my mistake, I think I was confused by the term "1 room rate". Just to clarify : I get £110 a week housing benefit which is not "very low" - it's pretty easy to find 1 bedroom flats which cost much less than that round here. According to my housing benefit calculcation I pay £95 a week rent ( I explained twice already I made a mistake when calculating the extra I get from LHA).

I'll share the blame. LHA staff (which I'm not, BTW) tend to use the word "room" to abbreviate "bedroom", ie "1 room rate", "2 room rate", etc. You were thinking of the under 25 "shared room rate". Your ammended figures above are now correct.