MSE News: Budget 2012: what the child benefit overhaul means for you

kevin137

You should have to provide payslips on any loan, just fort here records, but within a month of a change of circumstances you could get into serious trouble with this...

Notifying the DVLA would not mean that you lose your license, just that they would suspend it for medical reasons, but then you have to be careful with that as you DR will record the advice he gives, so if you had an accident, you may find your insurance invalidated by NOT notifying them. I had similar a few years ago, but i had to notify about pins and needles in my legs following a broken back, and they suspended the BUS license but not my Private license, it meant i could not work as a bus driver as i had a temporary suspension on my license for medical reasons. And i was signed off...

Not sure about the figures, but i know that any change needs to be notified, then you can argue at a later date that you notified them and they did nothing...

wayne0

well im not driving atm as codeine makes me a lil groggy but dr said to me that she didnt see any reason i shouldnt drive. just that its down to the DVLA to decide. (if its a trapped nerve it affects spinal column and its notifyable etc.)

not got any worries personally because driving isnt affected. and under disabilities act they cant increase premiums for insurance (can charge an admin charge midterm to amend records though etc)

well ive sent a letter off regards income change and copied to my mp also. (got into the habit of "Dear CSA," but sending a copy to my mp also as he / his team stated there was no need to write a seperate letter to them to outline problems. just to ensure i include the mp ref. on any letter)

AgentOso_2

Not sure if this has been posted elsewhere but there is a petition not aimed at getting rid of this change but making it fair which is all we can ask at:

http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/31868

kevin137

AgentOso wrote: »

Not sure if this has been posted elsewhere but there is a petition not aimed at getting rid of this change but making it fair which is all we can ask at:

http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/31868

Cannot work as the law is already passed and comes into force next week...

wayne0

the law could still be changed though... although will take years

kevin137

wayne0 wrote: »

the law could still be changed though... although will take years

You think, they have just been through 2 or 3 years of getting it passed with all the crap and talking and notifications and all that crap. So it was not like it was not known about, much like all the changes with the CSA coming in now, that has take time and we all know about it, it has been in the press etc...

And now people complain...!!!

I know it is off topic, but we are a country of complainers that never do anything about it... Sheep is what we are...! And there is nothing that is going to change that...

As an example, when "Congestion Charging" was being brought in for London... We had the talks, the battles, it was decided and done... We where told why it was happening, what it would mean the cost it meant to us etc etc....

And we had the perfect opportunity to kill it dead in it's tracks on the 1st day of operation... ALL USE PUBLIC TRANSPORT and the system collapses and it would not be workable, as it would take 2-4 years to move in the financial support to get public transport into coping, just try to order enough buses and the build time is that...! But oh no, we just pay it and put up with it...

This is no different... SHEEP.... Baaaaaaa Baaaaaaa

wayne0

kevin137 wrote: »

This is no different... SHEEP.... Baaaaaaa Baaaaaaa

true... but hasnt the complaining reduced the area that the congestion charging covers?

- i note that they are trying to introduce it into other cities (manchester, birms etc).
even attempting to fit blackboxes into cars to charge the car etc based on miles in the city etc...

HoneyNutLoop

Hi Wayne,
The info you need about the reduced rate is on pg16 of the "how is child maintenance worked out?" Booklet:
http://www.direct.gov.uk/prod_consum_dg/groups/dg_digitalassets/@dg/@en/@benefits/documents/digitalasset/dg_198849.pdf

If your income is £160 then you would pay 19% of £60 + £5. If your income is £200, that's the standard rate, so 20% off = £160 x 15%.

The rate applied is based on your starting income, not your income after the RC allowance has been taking off, because the RC allowance is calculated differently for the reduced and standard rate. There is no deducting of 15/20% for RC's on the reduced rate, instead they alter the percentage you will pay.

So if you paid for 1 child and had no RC's under the reduced rate you pay £5 + 25% of income over £100, but if you have 2 RC's the percentage is dropped to 19% because of the RC's.

wayne0

cheers. didnt see that before

wayne0

so on reduced rate... is the over £10 contact costs meaing that NRP would only pay % on 100 - 199 quid income and the initial £5 wouldnt be added?
(since if flat rate then you dont pay anything if your contact costs are over £10)