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Keep trying for ESA or sign on for JSA?
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You can never be rich on honest social as a single person. I do not know how people survive.0
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Surely he can simply claim pension credit and forget about JSA and ESA.0
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I note you seem to assume that someone who is disabled can do what they feel like doing when they want to do it, and that disability has no costs.It's what and how you would define being rich.
Rich in time or rich in money.
Rich in time is a wonderful thing. Just being able to do what you feel like doing when you want to do it.
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This will be in addition to any DLA or AA being paid.
AND on top of that lot they can have up to £10,000 in the bank without it affecting the benefit.
[Now using those figures you tell me what salary you have to be earning to have a net income and after in work expenses of more than that to make it worthwhile working.
Who would you say is richer them or you?0
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