bedroom tax

fogartyblue.

norfolkshops wrote: »

What is Working Age?
[FONT=Helvetica 55 Roman,Helvetica 55 Roman][FONT=Helvetica 55 Roman,Helvetica 55 Roman]At the moment working age is someone less than 60 years [/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Helvetica 55 Roman,Helvetica 55 Roman][FONT=Helvetica 55 Roman,Helvetica 55 Roman]and 6 months [/FONT][/FONT]
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[FONT=Helvetica 55 Roman,Helvetica 55 Roman][FONT=Helvetica 55 Roman,Helvetica 55 Roman]As from 2013, it is likely that working age will be someone less than 61 years and 6 months. old. [/FONT][/FONT]
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[FONT=Helvetica 55 Roman,Helvetica 55 Roman]so if you are 6o now but 61 next january 2013[/FONT]
[FONT=Helvetica 55 Roman,Helvetica 55 Roman]i will not pay??[/FONT]


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Hang on! I have been interested in reading all about this new disability benefit, pip or something.
What they are saying there is that those of working age will be put on it, much akin to ESA and those over working age won't. They described working age as being under 65!!!

lld01

norfolkshops wrote: »

bedroom tax will it affect me on pension credit

i am married with no children

If you are getting Pension Credit now then you are no longer of "working age", so the changes will not affect you.

norfolkshops

what haps like me i get pension credit nov 2013

Dunroamin

norfolkshops wrote: »

what haps like me i get pension credit nov 2013

Are you claiming HB at the moment?

norfolkshops

yes i am so what haps in nov 2013 ??pension credit


rewad this

The new rules only affect working age people.If you, or your partner, have reached the qualifying age for Pension Credit you will not be affected by the rule changes. so when i reach pension credit it will not effect me????

http://www.affinitysuttonbedcalc.entitledto.co.uk/BedroomCalcControlPage.aspx

BigAunty

I think the problem in answering your question is that there is a lot of conflicting information, though it does seem that those in receipt of the state pension should be excluded from the housing benefit reduction in social housing.

I'm not even sure that the law has been ratified yet which would contain further specific information - the implementation is a year away.

fogartyblue.

BigAunty wrote: »

I think the problem in answering your question is that there is a lot of conflicting information, though it does seem that those in receipt of the state pension should be excluded from the housing benefit reduction in social housing.

I'm not even sure that the law has been ratified yet which would contain further specific information - the implementation is a year away.

Which could mean 65 for a man and 60 and a bit for a woman!

Which again confuses the issue - when does working age finish?

65 for a man & 60+ for a woman!

Also it is suggested that working age ceases in any event for everyone at the age when a woman could draw her state pension - currently 60+!

So are we saying that a guy who reaches 60 and a bit now is currently NOT OF WORKING AGE?

This then makes a mockery of JSA, where a guy is required to look for a job until he reaches 65!!

And then PIP says that those 'above working age' will not be re-tested which is later clarified to mean 65+

So a guy who is not quite 65 - is he of working age or not!

NoBS_2

anguk wrote: »

In my opinion, and I know there's some who won't agree, this is a good thing. As Big Aunty says there's a huge waiting list for social housing and families crammed into 1 bed flats while many family houses are occupied by one or two people.

A guy lived on his own in a three bed house on our old street, he'd lived there for about 30 years, first with his parents and then when they died he was on his own, he never married. He was in his early 50s and the council kept offering him nice one bed flats or smaller houses but he refused to move. On one hand I can understand why, it's his home and he'd lived there for so long so obviously didn't want to move. But on the other hand he was a single man living in a large 3 bedroomed house that was more suited to families.

I totally agree Ang.

My auntie had the opportunity to buy her council house when the prices were crazy in the eighties, she didn't.

Now she still lives in a huge three bedroom house alone, never venturing up the stairs except to go to bed, yet there are families who have been waiting five years and upwards for a three bedroomed property in that area.

It's way beyond her needs. She is going mental about this new change. As I told her, should have bought it when she got offered it. Both her and my uncle had the money to do so but wanted their three trips to Benidorm a year.

Dunroamin

fogartyblue. wrote: »

Which could mean 65 for a man and 60 and a bit for a woman!

Which again confuses the issue - when does working age finish?

65 for a man & 60+ for a woman!

Also it is suggested that working age ceases in any event for everyone at the age when a woman could draw her state pension - currently 60+!

So are we saying that a guy who reaches 60 and a bit now is currently NOT OF WORKING AGE?

This then makes a mockery of JSA, where a guy is required to look for a job until he reaches 65!!

And then PIP says that those 'above working age' will not be re-tested which is later clarified to mean 65+

So a guy who is not quite 65 - is he of working age or not!

A man who currently reaches the women's pension age is eligible for Pension Credit so doesn't need to sign on.

getzls

NoBS wrote: »

I totally agree Ang.



Now she still lives in a huge three bedroom house alone, never venturing up the stairs except to go to bed, yet there are families who have been waiting five years and upwards for a three bedroomed property in that area.

This will change soon enough i would say. The goverment have already mooted this in public. They will in the future force tenants living in these circumstances to move to smaller properties and i would put my pension on that.