inheritance affecting benefits

poppasmurf_bewdley

to: rogerblack

I don't disagree with what you say. I only offered my twopenceworth as a contribution to what could be taken into account in course of the discussion.

It should be remembered that one of the things considered in any appeal is "what was intended when the law was enacted", and anything said in Parliament could be used towards that consideration.

rogerblack

poppasmurf_bewdley wrote: »

It should be remembered that one of the things considered in any appeal is "what was intended when the law was enacted", and anything said in Parliament could be used towards that consideration.

Very true.
If and only if the law as enacted, and subsequent caselaw can be read that way.
If it can't, then it's not going to help.

RAS

puddy wrote: »

so how did the school leaver get around before he was 17?

and what would he do if he couldnt drive either for lack of passing the test or through disability or whatever? i find it hard to believe that a little moped wouldnt solve the problem in 'most' cases but i know there are always exceptions

His parents had to taxi him every where.

That meant mum driving nearly 5 miles to the college bus that left just after 7am, then driving back home to pick up the younger child and taking her 9 miles to school, then back home and when working she drove 15 miles in the opposite direction to work, left in time to go and pick up the younger child from school and then hopefully pick up the elder child off the first college bus.

Otherwise, drive home, drop off the younger child, and leave half an hour later to pick up the older child. If he missed that, a 20 mile trip each way to pick him up from college.

All parties meant either an overnight stop-over or one parent driving miles to pick up up at an agreed time.

Yes a little moped could work for local travel in one direction but as I said, even the "main" road is windy and so narrow two cars cannot pass in many places and there are high banks. It is however the main north south route so surprisingly busy although the school leaver also walks it on occasion. There are also a number of very steep hills.

I appreciate that in many other areas (particularly eastern England) a little moped would work fine, but I have never seen one on this road. You'd be pushing it up the hills apart from anything else.