Help - Losing week's money on IB

cassieB57

if she has only just left school/college this summer and is under 20, you will be entitled to ChB and CTC until the end of the week as she is treated as still in FT education until 1st monday in September

LadyMorticia

I have a question.

My income support is being changed over to fortnightly soon. Does that mean I'll be three weeks without money, whilst it changes over? I'm a little confused to be honest.:o

SuziQ

MY IS was changed over quite a while ago, and I don't even remember it to be honest. I know I was also offered a loan but didn't need it. Did you keep the letter that gives you the dates of payment? I was lucky that the dates didn't interefere in any of my direct debits being paid and I spend very little on groceries for 3 as I did the grocery challenge a while ago, and the habit stuck!

bestpud

LadyMorticia wrote: »

I have a question.

My income support is being changed over to fortnightly soon. Does that mean I'll be three weeks without money, whilst it changes over? I'm a little confused to be honest.:o

I'd have to dig out my old paperwork to say properly but it didn't cause me any great hardship at the time.

I did 'go without' money for a week, I think, but didn't apply for the loan. They did it in stages over a few weeks so I didn't go straight from one system to the other with a three week gap.

Don't worry - they give advance notice and tell you exactly what will happen and you can then decide whether you will need to take the loan.

bestpud

Reverting back to the OP - I get that meds can puddle thinking processes but it's a bit worrying there is a solicitor out there who cannot grasp how it works from the paperwork! :eek:

cit_k

alluring29 wrote: »

Why would I ask someone else for money when I have worked all my life until I had my accident?

Your post is not even relevant to the thread discussion!

You should find that one of the questions they ask you when you apply for a crisis loan is if there are any friends or family (or anyone else) you can lend some money from.

cit_k

puddy wrote: »

i dont honestly think anyone was, i think there is incredulation that the OP cannot work this out. i also believe that the MSE ethos also involves taking personal responsiblity for being money literate

Would that not be illegal, if they are a company providing a (albeit free) service that is giving advice to those that may have problems with being money literate or even thinking clearly? The DDA expects companies to make reasonable attempts to provide services accessible by the disabled/sick etc. To have any ethos that would discriminate against those with any mental problem/disablement/etc due to illness/disability or medication for example would I feel be on the dodgy side of the law surely?

cit_k

alluring29 wrote: »

OK, I understand this now but in money terms it means that I have to live on 8 days money from 11th August - 26th August.

So, if I am paid in arrears or not is irrelevant to me because the Government are forcing me to live on 8 days money over a 15 day period.

If you solicitor brother fancies a challenge, ask him to find out if a)they needed to do a disability impact assessment for the change in policy that will affect all those people, b) did they do one c)if not, can he use that as grounds for a judicial review.

cit_k

alluring29 wrote: »

Thanks Kezza but to honest I am leaving this site and have informed them of the reasons why.

Only a few people truly know what I am going through.

Good luck with your problems.:)

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