Crisis loan

richard9991

vickyw wrote: »

Not entirely sure this is true. Partners mum receives no JSA but does get a small amount of HB and recently got a budget loan of £800 to move house. Budget loan can be paid back out of any benefits and crisis loan is open to anyone, benefits or no.

budget loans are only available to people who get either jsa/ib income support or esa ib or pension credit for at least 26 weeks.

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/MoneyTaxAndBenefits/BenefitsTaxCreditsAndOtherSupport/On_a_low_income/DG_10018905

Wee_Willy_Harris

Here's a crazy idea, but when the roof over your head is threatened.... Don't pay someone £300 just to open bottles of wine..... Don't spend £100 in that wine..... Don't spend £300 in a dress.... Don't hire hotels you cannot afford.... And don't expect to be able to claim the lot from the bloody taxpayer. If you do, don't post one on the same site you poste the other. I wondered why you were only interested in a lump sum, now I think In get it.

vickyw

Wee_Willy_Harris wrote: »

Here's a crazy idea, but when the roof over your head is threatened.... Don't pay someone £300 just to open bottles of wine..... Don't spend £100 in that wine..... Don't spend £300 in a dress.... Don't hire hotels you cannot afford.... And don't expect to be able to claim the lot from the bloody taxpayer. If you do, don't post one on the same site you poste the other. I wondered why you were only interested in a lump sum, now I think In get it.

Be nice if you had your facts straight. If you really had done your research into me then you would know that we haven't paid for 90% of the wedding ourselves and what we have was paid for a long time ago. Like it's any of your business. You know nothing about me.
People come on here for help and most of the time are persecuted by people like you. Get of your effing high horse and get a life.

Wee_Willy_Harris

vickyw wrote: »

Be nice if you had your facts straight. If you really had done your research into me then you would know that we haven't paid for 90% of the wedding ourselves and what we have was paid for a long time ago. Like it's any of your business. You know nothing about me.
People come on here for help and most of the time are persecuted by people like you. Get of your effing high horse and get a life.

And I've tried to help. EVERY post I've put on here was intended to help. I've merely suggested that rather than pay someone more than you get a week in JSA to open just one bottle of wine, that money may be better utilised keeping a roof over your head. Seems a pretty sensible suggestion to me. But I'm sure you know best.

Oldernotwiser

vickyw wrote: »

Be nice if you had your facts straight. If you really had done your research into me then you would know that we haven't paid for 90% of the wedding ourselves and what we have was paid for a long time ago..

That's not strictly true as your posts show that you've been paying out for your wedding in the last couple of weeks, despite being broke.

Vader123

Is it just me that sees someone trying to get state assistance to keep a roof over their head put a wedding first?

Is it just me? Am I old fashioned?

I would rather be together and not married then married and evicted, you can do the wedding thing later. Or pay the £65 to go in front of a registrar!

Vader

Oldernotwiser

Vader123 wrote: »

Is it just me that sees someone trying to get state assistance to keep a roof over their head put a wedding first?

Is it just me? Am I old fashioned?

r

You're forgetting that there can be financial advantages to being married!;)

thorsoak

Sounds as if the wedding has taken priority over everything else, and you've gone overboard! When you have nothing coming in, you can't go making mad wedding plans!

However, you now have debts which you have to repay - and I would suggest you go over to the debt free wanna be board - think they are the people to help you.

kizzy2010

just wanted to put this forward, as its what an ex of mine did years ago with his ex wife.
they lost their house due to rising mortgage costs and redundancy. they moved in to his mums house, along with their son. they stayed there a while and then they actually arranged for his mum to throw them out saying there was no room in the house (rubbish cas it was a massive house), nevertheless it worked and they were placed in temporary housing. then they were later offered a council house.
now i dont know how much of that was down to the fact that they had a child but it could be worth looking into temporary housing.
if that fails then at least you have your mums houses to stay at, not ideal but better than being on the streets.
its not your fault that your partner lost his job so is there no way he can sign on as well?

Oldernotwiser

kizzy2010 wrote: »

just wanted to put this forward, as its what an ex of mine did years ago with his ex wife.
they lost their house due to rising mortgage costs and redundancy. they moved in to his mums house, along with their son. they stayed there a while and then they actually arranged for his mum to throw them out saying there was no room in the house (rubbish cas it was a massive house), nevertheless it worked and they were placed in temporary housing. then they were later offered a council house.

Do you always encourage people to lie and cheat the system?