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Relatives inheritance
Herbie_Hancock_I_wish
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A distant relative is on benefits. Her Father has died and will leave her about £140,000. Guess that`s a lot of the bennies gone until the cash runs out.
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Yes I would jolly well think so...#6 of the SKI-ers Club :j
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Not necessarily - it depends which Benefits she is on. Not all are means-tested (notably those for sickness and disabilty).(AKA HRH_MUngo)
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Imagine someone holding forth on biology whose only knowledge of the subject is the Book of British Birds, and you have a rough idea of what it feels like to read Richard Dawkins on theology: Terry Eagleton0 -
Herbie_Hancock_I_wish wrote: »A distant relative is on benefits. Her Father has died and will leave her about £140,000. Guess that`s a lot of the bennies gone until the cash runs out.
That's nice to know. Did you have a question?Gone ... or have I?0 -
The benefits better be gone.Herbie_Hancock_I_wish wrote: »A distant relative is on benefits. Her Father has died and will leave her about £140,000. Guess that`s a lot of the bennies gone until the cash runs out.
I don't want to support some scrounger that sits on £100K+0 -
The benefits better be gone.Herbie_Hancock_I_wish wrote: »A distant relative is on benefits. Her Father has died and will leave her about £140,000. Guess that`s a lot of the bennies gone until the cash runs out.
I don't want to support some scrounger that sits on £100K+0 -
Why would your relative require benefits with capital of over £140,000?
From each according to their means - to each according to their needs!0
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