I think my friend are fraud the system

cassie4xx

SuziQ wrote: »

Wow OP you so ARE jealous!

You are not doing so badly yourself though

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Does DLA, IS, CB, HB, CT, CTC count as income for child tax credit in 2011 ?

DLA Adult - £191.20 a month (me)
DLA Child - £247.33 a month (my son)
IS - £588.40 a month
CB - £81.20 a month
CTC - £217.22 a month
HB - £527.80 a month
CT - £84.60 a month
Total - £1937.75 per month

Forget to add one more as I do have SDA (severe disabled allowance) benefit that pay me £312 a month

So, a total month of £2249.75 a month


You also state in a different post that you would rather not work as you get more from being on benefit. I don't think you are a friend to this person at all, and if you are then you are not a very good one!

I think the 'friend' in question might be the OP. Her figures above do not add up, as I stated above, the amount of SDA paid is only the difference between IS/IB/ESA and the minimum amount legally required to live on for a severely disabled person. Perhaps the OP wanted to find out ways to claim for it after hearing about it somewhere.;)

escortg3

Penny-Pincher!! wrote: »

Does he sign? My OH has worked with a few deaf children and he was very surprised that many dont know how to sign or have never been taught.

What is SDA?

PP

He does not sign. People understand him when he talks, we spent many years going to speach therapy and he is good at talking.

dmg24

cassie4xx wrote: »

SDA is Severe Disablement Allowance. If I recall correctly, I received it because of being on DLA Middle Rate - Care Allowance and not having a live in carer - although, I do have a carer who comes in on a daily basis.

Sorry that I cannot give you more information but I can't remember anymore about it. Although, I don't receive the amount that the OP is talking about, mine is much lower, about a third.

You appear to be referring to the Severe Disability Premium.

C.C.L.

SDA (severe disablement allowance) was paid up April 2001, but effectively ended in 2000, for all new claimants. Anyone in receipt of SDA prior to that date could carry on recieving it providing they still met the requirements.To claim SDA there was and never has been a requirement for the claimant NOT to have a live in carer. The criteria for SDA was that you had to be aged between 16 and 64, and be classed as 80% disabled, unable to work because of your illness, or capable of doing only certain work because of your illness.
Somewhere along the line, being awarded middle rate care or above entitled you to SDA, and depending on your age, a premium was added.
There seems to be some confusion as to what benefit the OP was referring to, and I hope this has helped.

BillTrac

Originally Posted by flight747
Does DLA, IS, CB, HB, CT, CTC count as income for child tax credit in 2011 ?

DLA Adult - £191.20 a month (me)
DLA Child - £247.33 a month (my son)
IS - £588.40 a month
CB - £81.20 a month
CTC - £217.22 a month
HB - £527.80 a month
CT - £84.60 a month
Total - £1937.75 per month

Forget to add one more as I do have SDA (severe disabled allowance) benefit that pay me £312 a month

So, a total month of £2249.75 a month

kinghell...:eek:

beats working for a living.

plus, you don't even have to be able to speak the local language properly....

SuziQ

[QUOTEplus, you don't even have to be able to speak the local language properly.... ][/QUOTE]


I know I really shouldn't, but this really made me laugh.

NEH

BillTrac wrote: »

Originally Posted by flight747
Does DLA, IS, CB, HB, CT, CTC count as income for child tax credit in 2011 ?

DLA Adult - £191.20 a month (me)
DLA Child - £247.33 a month (my son)
IS - £588.40 a month
CB - £81.20 a month
CTC - £217.22 a month
HB - £527.80 a month
CT - £84.60 a month
Total - £1937.75 per month

Forget to add one more as I do have SDA (severe disabled allowance) benefit that pay me £312 a month

So, a total month of £2249.75 a month

kinghell...:eek:

beats working for a living.

plus, you don't even have to be able to speak the local language properly....

See i thought income support was income dependent so how can flight747 earn that much a month without the income support being reduced....

You earn more than my hubby and I, hubby working full time and me on disability benefits, does go to show doesn't it that the current system doesn't encourage working...I can see why i get so much flack for taking disability benefit they probably think i'm on what you're on....

Indie_Kid

NEH wrote: »

See i thought income support was income dependent so how can flight747 earn that much a month without the income support being reduced....

HB, CTC, CTB, CB & DLA aren't classed as income for IS.

NEH

sh1305 wrote: »

HB, CTC, CTB, CB & DLA aren't classed as income for IS.

Is SDA not classed as income either then?

C.C.L.

NEH wrote: »

Is SDA not classed as income either then?

I don't know about IS, but SDA is certainly taken into account for CTB & pension credit. It is classed as a taxable benefit, but some benefits disregard it. I know WTC disregard it.