ESA Can you live on fresh air

princessdon

earthbound_misfit wrote: »

Penalised for income?!!:rotfl:

That's kind of the point - you get benefits if you don't have enough alternative income. It's a safety net, not a God-given right!

I know I was being sarcastic! Hence my next comment that you chose not to quote regarding the fact that many people are in the same boat (parents of young children for example).

Also if they get DLA or other payments - then they are not really living on thin air.

I fail to understand the benefits system - and I guess coming from a mining family whereby we literally lived hand to mouth with zero govt assistance as a child - this new ethos of benefits seems very alien to me!

earthbound_misfit

my apologies, princessdon.

With regards DLA, it's intended to cover any extra costs you have because of a disability, so depending what they are there might not be any money to spare. For example you might use the money for transport to hospital appointments or other absoloute essentials so it's not free to be used for food/bills (and isn't intended to be).
It's worth mentioning that the amount a partner can earn before you lose benefit is ridiculously low, significantly less than you'd receive on ESA if you lived alone in some cases. I don't want to sound completely heartless :-p

HB58

IDS and his lackey, Grayling keep saying how unfair it would be if people with savings of £16000 were still entitled to ESA/JSA. They conveniently forget to mention how very low the income threshold is - less than they claim in expenses per week, I suspect!

schrodie

HB58 wrote: »

IDS and his lackey, Grayling keep saying how unfair it would be if people with savings of £16000 were still entitled to ESA/JSA. They conveniently forget to mention how very low the income threshold is - less than they claim in expenses per week, I suspect!

If your partner earns >£150 a week or works >24 hours a week then you get sod all ESA.

lyniced

How long do you get ESA?

HB58

lyniced wrote: »

How long do you get ESA?

12 months contributary ESA for those in the WRAG, the Support Group is not time limited. Indefinately for those on income-related benefits as long as they meet the criteria.

chrissie57

mynameistallulah wrote: »

Your = sign of ownership, "the value of your opinion is lessened by poor spelling and grammar".

You are = you're = "in the eyes of the DWP you're unfit for work if you do not meet the prescribed descriptors".

Or possibly 'YOU ARE an extremely rude person'?

lyniced

HB58 wrote: »

12 months contributary ESA for those in the WRAG, the Support Group is not time limited. Indefinately for those on income-related benefits as long as they meet the criteria.

I have been receiving ESA for nearly 2 years. Will it soon stop, then?

pmlindyloo

lyniced wrote: »

I have been receiving ESA for nearly 2 years. Will it soon stop, then?

Are you on income based ESA or contribution based ESA?

lyniced

pmlindyloo wrote: »

Are you on income based ESA or contribution based ESA?

Er....it's on my NI contributions, I think.