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is child mantenance disregarded from all benefits...?
clb776
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Hi, I just wondered if child mantenance payments are totally disregarded from all income related benefits or if there are some that still count it as an income?
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Yep, for some ridiculous reason, it is disregarded for all means tested benefits.Gone ... or have I?0
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Yep, for some ridiculous reason, it is disregarded for all means tested benefits.
oh thanks....
...its very ridiculous! I know of someone who is getting around £600 (i think it is a back payment etc!) a month on top of all the benefits! so rent paid, council tax paid, ctc, cb and income support!
crazy rule if you ask me!0 -
Totally agree!0
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I agree too. You could have a working family on far less money than a sah single parent on benefits
Let's hope Cameron sorts it out.(AKA HRH_MUngo)
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I strongly agree too. It makes no sense at all that someone receiving no maintenance can receive the same amount of tax credit than someone getting £100s. How can it not be classified as income is beyond me...0
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I didn't realise it was disregarded for IS etc?If you're going to stalk me, while you're at it can you cut the grass, feed the dog & make sure I've got bread & milk in
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kingfisherblue wrote: »It has been disregarded for IS since early last year IIRC.
Oh right, so I could stay at home and claim IS, HB & CTB, and keep the CS too?If you're going to stalk me, while you're at it can you cut the grass, feed the dog & make sure I've got bread & milk in0 -
oh thanks....
...its very ridiculous! I know of someone who is getting around £600 (i think it is a back payment etc!) a month on top of all the benefits! so rent paid, council tax paid, ctc, cb and income support!
crazy rule if you ask me!
This was the last govt playing politics. It was a silly, unaffordable and unfair increase in benefit spending but they thought they were going to lose the election so they set a few traps for the Tories.
If the new govt reverse this, then Labour can accuse them of "having a go at single mothers - same old Tories etc etc". And unfortunately some people are stupid enough to swallow this sort of rubbish
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Isn't it because NRPs have a nasty habit of not sticking to their payments regularly, so the income is too often not certain?0
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