In a dillema better off on benefits!

lynzpower

ravernoloo wrote: »

no its not timekeeping, i turn up to work 15 min early if anything, she feels that i am not doing enough in between customers ie cleaning shelves etc, but we are a busy shop so by the time you have walked off the till, closed the security door, and got to a shelf there will be a customer at the till. I have tried but i never see any of the other staff doing it

Personally I would ask her to have a quick meeting about this.

Ask her explicitly what she wants you to do, does she want you to close the door or clean the shelves? Could there be a way of closing the door without going to it? ( ie a buzzer system like i have seen in jewelers? ) what sort of shop is it? Is there a risk to staff from customers? Wondering why theres a security door...

ravernoloo

lynzpower wrote: »

http://www.ipswich.gov.uk/site/scripts/documents_info.php?categoryID=10112&documentID=587

Its an amount of Housing Benefit paymetn ( Now called local housing allowance) for low paid workers to pay towards thier rent.

i rent from housing association not private so not sure i would be entitled to this

lynzpower

ravernoloo wrote: »

yes i am greatful for the good advice i have been given and im not saying people havent given me advice. It just seems some people feel the need to criticise my post rather than say anything constructive. I have no family near me at all, so feel i can ask things like this on forums, they are like 'family' i guess

ignore the keyboard warriors, dont let them get to you.

x

lynzpower

ravernoloo wrote: »

i rent from housing association not private so not sure i would be entitled to this

HA tenants recieve LHA, I think you need to go through a calculator to see if you would get it, I think you might be surprised.

ravernoloo

lynzpower wrote: »

HA tenants recieve LHA, I think you need to go through a calculator to see if you would get it, I think you might be surprised.

oh ok thank you, i have work 6am-10am tommorow so i will go to the council after work and see what they say

EDIT: The link you gave says this
Entitlement

LHA is for people who are on a low income and living in private rented accommodation.
You cannot get LHA if:

• You are a council or housing association tenant;
• You have a tenancy that started before 1989;
• You live in a caravan, mobile home or house boat;
• You live in a hostel.

AnxiousMum

OP - did you not receive LHA (or maybe you referred to it as housing benefit?) before you were working? How did you pay your rent when you were unemployed?

ravernoloo

I was working a different job before i had this one, still 20 hours a week, but was living with a friend whilst my current flat was being cleaned out ready for me to move in.

lynzpower

Sorry, I was a bit distracted:

Its housing benefit for Housing associations and council
And LHA for private landlords

ravernoloo

thanks lynzpower, i already get housing benefit top up so i will ask about the descretionary payment tommorow. I will also try and find a full time job, but there isnt much about! Im going to print off a load of cvs and hand them in all the shops in town tommorow. Thanks for the help everyone

lynzpower

Good luck in finding a new job! Fingers crossed for you!