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DX2

starchild1972 wrote: »

We get Child benefit, carers allowance (Me for DH and DH for epileptic daughter who needs watching, all above board and done when jobcentre still helped with that sort of thing), tax credits (child and working) and DLA. I have a Motability car, DH is buying his wheelchair through his.
We are entitled to HB/CTB but don't claim because we can manage without it, DH is entitled to ESA but we don't claim it, we can manage without it.

How can your DH be entitled to ESA (but not claim it) if he claims CA?

starchild1972

DX2 wrote: »

How can your DH be entitled to ESA (but not claim it) if he claims CA?

He would be entitled "in principle" due to disability overlapping benefit/underlying entitlement. Trust me, at £55 a week carers allowance is a LOT less than the £94 he would have been entitled to.
He would have been entitled to Incapacity Benefit pre changeover and had paid plenty of NI contributions to cover it.

Or are you querying the ability of someone disabled caring for someone else disabled as all he has to do is watch DD to ensure she doesn't have a seizure (he is in a wheelchair certainly can't climb ladders anymore but he isn't blind) whether out and about or when in the bath?

Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) has replaced Incapacity Benefit and Income Support paid to people who are not well enough to work, but only for people making a new claim on or after 27th October 2008. Therefore, if you are currently getting Incapacity Benefit and/or
Income Support because you are a carer and not well enough to work, you will continue to do so for now.

http://www.carersuk.org/Information/Financialhelp/EmploymentandSupportAllowanceESA

DX2

starchild1972 wrote: »

Or are you querying the ability of someone disabled caring for someone else disabled as all he has to do is watch DD to ensure she doesn't have a seizure (he is in a wheelchair certainly can't climb ladders anymore but he isn't blind) whether out and about or when in the bath?


http://www.carersuk.org/Information/Financialhelp/EmploymentandSupportAllowanceESA

You are looking for something that isn't there in my post.

Blue22

ska_lover wrote: »

Honestly, It is hardly suprising people are bitter about this. There are a class of ''working poor'' people like myself, and others who have posted above

I agree that there is a large body of 'ordinary' people working long hours and paying taxes but not managing to reach a 'socially acceptable standard of living' according to JRF.

IMO, these are the people that seem to be getting squeezed tighter and tighter by governments fiscal policies - hardly surprising so many people are saying why bother.

The link below allows you to work out what different types of household need to reach this standard

http://www.minimumincome.org.uk

lemonpopcorn

Blue22 wrote: »

I agree that there is a large body of 'ordinary' people working long hours and paying taxes but not managing to reach a 'socially acceptable standard of living' according to JRF.

IMO, these are the people that seem to be getting squeezed tighter and tighter by governments fiscal policies - hardly surprising so many people are saying why bother.

The link below allows you to work out what different types of household need to reach this standard

http://www.minimumincome.org.uk

I've just tried this and we are £34.13 below the minimum each week and I though I earnt a decent wage :rotfl:then again it sustains 5 of us.

laurenjs88

were too poor according to the calc. bummer!

Indie_Kid

laurenjs88 wrote: »

were too poor according to the calc. bummer!

I am too, apparently. However, I can go for weeks where I only spend a few £s.

debrag

Benefit claiments can also be in huge debt or use places like Bright House. The couple we swapped our house with got their large TV and leather sofa's from them and have debt collectors after them for large amounts.

Me & my partner get minimum wages and after all our bills have around £400 disposable income to include food.

debrag

I earn £4706 less than I should going by the calculator but then they do have £200+ on there a week which we don't spend. I wish I could spend £76 on food and £64 on social activities.

AnxiousMum

What a hilarious calculator - I see that after rent in the 'outgoings' adjustment, the second item is 'alcohol'......lol

Just noticed it says 'according to what members of the public think'......not very accurate outgoings at all - gives a 'rent' for our family of £64 per week - yeah right - it's more like £250 per week!