Local Housing Allowance is being decreased - Now have to survive on £58 per week

Jowo_2

bob40 wrote: »

thanks for bringing this back on topic :beer:

Andy - anyone clicking on your posts on this thread can see you've done your typical act of sabotaging it with useless non-advice and spitefulness.

Shame the OP isn't aware you allegedly committed suicide some months ago at your computer and just pop up under new guises....

stayinganonymous

skcollobcat10 wrote: »

Would it be possible for you to put your mum up for a short while until she gets a cheaper flat possibly?

I would love to, but we live in a very small 1 bed flat. There's just no room, she could stay on the sofa... but it's not really convenient, and I'd have to speak to my partner about it.

fluffymovie wrote: »

Not to be too basic but I think the key is why the benefit has reduced if her circs have stated the same.

The April changes won't suddenly hit in April but on the anniversary of her claim. It would really help if you were able to fInd out what has changed and what the anniversary of her claim is.

I have a feeling the lady on the phone was slightly mixed up. Although my mum did specifically ask her what they would be paying the landlord next month and the lady said £229. We're just going to have to go down there and speak to someone in person.

Her claim started in March 2010, so her anniversary is 25th March 2011?

bob40

Jowo wrote: »

Andy - anyone clicking on your posts on this thread can see you've done your typical act of sabotaging it with useless non-advice and spitefulness.

Shame the OP isn't aware you allegedly committed suicide some months ago at your computer and just pop up under new guises....

lol this is an absolute joke read my posts i was pointing out to op that panderspot told the op the answer and op decided to ask again about same topic i then posted to a reply which took the thread off topic and talked about crap that did not apply to the thread

i think you need to get a grip on what you are trying to say i must say your repeated clap trap about me being others is quite boring but i must say thats what i expect from aka...cameron...clegg....osbourne....alexander get my drift we can all say that

Jowo_2

bob40 wrote: »

..i think you need to get a grip on what you are trying to say i must say your repeated clap trap about me being others is quite boring but i must say thats what i expect from aka...cameron...clegg....osbourne....alexander get my drift we can all say that

Another rivetting and utterly compelling post, Andy.

bob40

Jowo wrote: »

Another rivetting and utterly compelling post, Andy.

cheers david

Lou76

stayinganonymous wrote: »

I have a feeling the lady on the phone was slightly mixed up. Although my mum did specifically ask her what they would be paying the landlord next month and the lady said £229. We're just going to have to go down there and speak to someone in person.

Hopefully this is the case. It's possible that the Housing Officer (or whatever their title is, never dealt with them so no idea ) has misunderstood, or even only been given half of the information*, and has deduced from that, that every claimant will have an x% deduction to the allowance as of April this year.

From what others are saying, it certainly sounds as though your Mum has quite a while to go before the new rates take effect for her.

* I'm not slighting the lassie, I remember when I worked for a large Utility company, it wasn't unheard of for customers to tell me about price changes etc or fill in the gaps that management left out from their "briefings". :eek::rotfl:

tomitma

I think that there are going to be a lot more posts regarding housing/LA benefits, in the next few weeks, a lot of people don't read newspapers, or understand what the new rules are are going to be. Many are going to have a real shock.

bob40

tomitma wrote: »

I think that there are going to be a lot more posts regarding housing/LA benefits, in the next few weeks, a lot of people don't read newspapers, or understand what the new rules are are going to be. Many are going to have a real shock.

hi

i quite agree and i think thats where someone like panderspot will really help because of that persons knowledge

pandaspot

bob40 wrote: »

hi

i quite agree and i think thats where someone like panderspot will really help because of that persons knowledge

Thanks bob

I will certainly do my best to help with peoples queries

welshmoneylover

tomitma wrote: »

I think that there are going to be a lot more posts regarding housing/LA benefits, in the next few weeks, a lot of people don't read newspapers, or understand what the new rules are are going to be. Many are going to have a real shock.

Hmm, might shock a few people into finding work