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distressedpleasehelp
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Here's my SOA (Scottish LILA)
Number of adults - 3 Number of children - 1
My Income Details
Monthly income after tax................ 952
Child maintenance ...................... 196
Tax credits............................. 460
Child Benefit............................81
Total monthly income.................... 1689
Monthly Expense Details
Council tax............................. 145
Electricity............................. 90
Oil..................................... 160
Water rates............................. 38
Telephone (land line)................... 24
Mobile phone............................ 36
TV Licence.............................. 13
Satellite/Cable TV...................... 0
Internet Services....................... 15
Groceries etc. ......................... 450
Clothing................................ 80
Petrol/diesel........................... 160
Road tax................................ 21
Car Insurance........................... 21
Car maintenance (including MOT)......... 40
Car parking............................. 5
Other travel............................ 30
Work expenses........................... 60
Child related expenses.................. 80
Medical (prescriptions, dentist etc).... 30
Pet insurance/vet bills................. 20
Home insurance.......................... 30
Pension..................................40
Haircuts................................ 30
Holiday................................. 60
Total monthly expenses.................. 1678
Number of adults - 3 Number of children - 1
My Income Details
Monthly income after tax................ 952
Child maintenance ...................... 196
Tax credits............................. 460
Child Benefit............................81
Total monthly income.................... 1689
Monthly Expense Details
Council tax............................. 145
Electricity............................. 90
Oil..................................... 160
Water rates............................. 38
Telephone (land line)................... 24
Mobile phone............................ 36
TV Licence.............................. 13
Satellite/Cable TV...................... 0
Internet Services....................... 15
Groceries etc. ......................... 450
Clothing................................ 80
Petrol/diesel........................... 160
Road tax................................ 21
Car Insurance........................... 21
Car maintenance (including MOT)......... 40
Car parking............................. 5
Other travel............................ 30
Work expenses........................... 60
Child related expenses.................. 80
Medical (prescriptions, dentist etc).... 30
Pet insurance/vet bills................. 20
Home insurance.......................... 30
Pension..................................40
Haircuts................................ 30
Holiday................................. 60
Total monthly expenses.................. 1678
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have i missed it
do you pay rent
plus your oldest child will be expected to pay towards his keeps
cheers
curlyTotal Weight Loss - 28lb and countingAD 17/11/20100 -
distressedpleasehelp wrote: »Here's my SOA (Scottish LILA)
Number of adults - 3 (My partner (househusband),my 19 year old (just started working full time) and me)
Number of children - 1 (15 year old)
My Income Details
Monthly income after tax................ 952
Child maintenance ...................... 196
Tax credits............................. 460
Child Benefit............................81
Total monthly income.................... 1689
Monthly Expense Details
Council tax............................. 145
Electricity............................. 90
Oil..................................... 160 seems high
Water rates............................. 38
Telephone (land line)................... 24
Mobile phone............................ 36
TV Licence.............................. 13
Satellite/Cable TV...................... 0
Internet Services....................... 15
Groceries etc. ......................... 450
Clothing................................ 80
Petrol/diesel........................... 160
Road tax................................ 21
Car Insurance........................... 21
Car maintenance (including MOT)......... 40
Car parking............................. 5
Other travel............................ 30 what is this for?
Work expenses........................... 60 what is this for?
Child related expenses.................. 80 what is this for?
Medical (prescriptions, dentist etc).... 30 £40
Pet insurance/vet bills................. 20
Home insurance.......................... 30
Pension..................................40
Haircuts................................ 30
Holiday................................. 60
Total monthly expenses.................. 1678
hope this helpsTotal Weight Loss - 28lb and countingAD 17/11/20100 -
Hi I live rent free, thanks to a lovely family member.0
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Monthly Expense Details
Council tax............................. 145
Electricity............................. 90
Oil..................................... 160 seems high
Water rates............................. 38
Telephone (land line)................... 24
Mobile phone............................ 36
TV Licence.............................. 13
Satellite/Cable TV...................... 0
Internet Services....................... 15
Groceries etc. ......................... 450
Clothing................................ 80
Petrol/diesel........................... 160
Road tax................................ 21
Car Insurance........................... 21
Car maintenance (including MOT)......... 40
Car parking............................. 5
Other travel............................ 30 what is this for?
Work expenses........................... 60 what is this for?
Child related expenses.................. 80 what is this for?
Medical (prescriptions, dentist etc).... 30 £40
Pet insurance/vet bills................. 20
Home insurance.......................... 30
Pension..................................40
Haircuts................................ 30
Holiday................................. 60
Thanks for the reply....
Oil - The oil is ridiculously high but have had a service engineer out, downgraded the boiler but it still costs a fortune. I don't have the heating on much, it just feels like I'm paying a fortune to be cold!
Other Travel - Is my son and partners occasional bus fares, we live in a village.
Work expenses - Is my lunch at work.
Child related expesnes - Is school meals.0 -
sorry but your work lunches will need to come out of your housekeeping
I've started making sandwiches or pasta rather than spending £3 a day
how much will your 19 year old be paying in, your OR Will expect this and even if you dont put it down they might just put a figure in themselfTotal Weight Loss - 28lb and countingAD 17/11/20100 -
Don't have any heating on April, May, June, July and August. The other 7 months it actually costs £275 a month then!!! £160 per month is the average for the year.
Wish I could move but I don't pay rent so it equals itself out!0 -
which is good! wish icould live rent free - do you have a spare roomTotal Weight Loss - 28lb and countingAD 17/11/20100
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Ok thanks for that will take the work expenses out.
My 19 year old has just started working, doesn't get a high wage and spends most of it paying petrol to work, but after a few years of training it will be a high paid job. So at the moment, there's no contribution.
What should that be?0 -
can he not even give £40 a month towards food
OR could say you wouldn't take a lodger who works in free and not expect them to pay
very harsh i know.
My OR was very harsh about simple things so .....Total Weight Loss - 28lb and countingAD 17/11/20100 -
I know they will be, the new job just started and we haven't got round to board yet. £40 seems fair enough.0
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