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No longer entitled to income support as partner working 24 or more hours per week?
wantsajob
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I just moved in with my partner and being the good honest person I am told them of my change of address and change of circumstances. I was on income support due to incapacity, and had been assessed that I did not need to keep going to the doctor for sick notes.
I just received a letter saying as my partner is in remunerative work of 24 hours or more a week (which she is but earning near minimum wage), or capital now exceeds £16,000 (which is not the case).
I had thought as my partner was earning minimum wage that I would still be entitled (even if it was not the full amount), and this change means I will probably have to consider bankruptcy as there is no way in which I can pay off my career development loan, and it would be a big strain on my partner to ask her to pay (I haven't had any success in finding work, due to my disability I believe.) As I was receiving this money I relied on it a great deal as you can imagine. Also things like the dentist and opticians are no longer available to me without money I don't have.
So down to the point, am I no longer entitled to income support just because my partner is working 40 hours a week, even though she earns close to minimum wage and neither she nor I has any savings to speak of?
Thanks in advance for any help.
I just received a letter saying as my partner is in remunerative work of 24 hours or more a week (which she is but earning near minimum wage), or capital now exceeds £16,000 (which is not the case).
I had thought as my partner was earning minimum wage that I would still be entitled (even if it was not the full amount), and this change means I will probably have to consider bankruptcy as there is no way in which I can pay off my career development loan, and it would be a big strain on my partner to ask her to pay (I haven't had any success in finding work, due to my disability I believe.) As I was receiving this money I relied on it a great deal as you can imagine. Also things like the dentist and opticians are no longer available to me without money I don't have.
So down to the point, am I no longer entitled to income support just because my partner is working 40 hours a week, even though she earns close to minimum wage and neither she nor I has any savings to speak of?
Thanks in advance for any help.
Wanted a job, now have one. :beer:
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Your partner earns too much for you to claim IS.Sealed pot challenge #232. Gold stars from Sue-UU - :staradmin :staradmin £75.29 banked
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Just to clarify - earns too much on minimum wage?!Your partner earns too much for you to claim IS.
Well at least I do not smoke, take drugs, drink, or gamble. I think you'll find those claiming benefit are entitled to spend their money how they like. If that means avoiding a bad credit record by paying as little as possible to keep the loan going then that can't be a bad thing. I took the career development loan in order to develop my career in the hope of netting myself a job. Unfortunately this did not happen. I did not take the loan out for frivolous reasons. I now regret taking out the loan and if I had a crystal ball which showed me the future I wouldn't have bothered.Plus income support is to pay for basic living costs, not paying off loans.
It's also not my fault I have a disability which means employers seem to have no interest in employing me which doesn't help with the paying off loans thing.Wanted a job, now have one. :beer:0 -
Yes your partner earns too much regardless, not only that even if she worked 16 hours per week you would still not be entitled to income support.0
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Then it would be in my interests to move back to my mothers until I can find a job, or to steal. I like the first option most.
Is it worth applying for council tax benefit and housing benefit or would that be a no go because of partner's earnings too? I will have to remind my partner to apply for working tax credits.Wanted a job, now have one. :beer:0 -
The law says that a couple needs just over £100 a week to live on, so yes, your partner earns too much, even on the minimum wage. I think it is a bit more for people with disabilities, but it isn't a vast amount.0
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Just to clarify - earns too much on minimum wage?!
The law says that (excluding rent and council tax) a couple needs to lvie on £102.75 per week. Minimum wage for 40 hours per week, is more than double that.Sealed pot challenge #232. Gold stars from Sue-UU - :staradmin :staradmin £75.29 banked
50p saver #40 £20 banked
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If only you wrote the letters and leaflets they sent, it would make a whole lot more sense. Thank you.The law says that (excluding rent and council tax) a couple needs to lvie on £102.75 per week. Minimum wage for 40 hours per week, is more than double that.Wanted a job, now have one. :beer:0
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