Just received 'Housing Benefit changes' letter, not sure of the implications.

whitelabel

you mean you had some before ?


the point being, that is a separate discussion and not relevant to the points im making

heathcote123

Dunroamin wrote: »

As far as I'm concerned, s/he lost the argument (and any sympathy) when s/he said,

"Im not talking about 4, 5 and 6 bed houses fully paid for for immigrants and the like"

My god, I missed that, she's a nazi !


Are you the dunroamin that used to post over on ghpc?

heathcote123

whitelabel wrote: »

you mean you had some before ?


the point being, that is a separate discussion and not relevant to the points im making

I can't hear you!

daimonde

whitelabel wrote: »

can I ask what is your view of the wording of the letter ?

Clear or misleading ?
Is it similar to your LAs ?

hmmm id say somewhere in the middle, seems like a someone has a template & has put the wrong dates in it to be honest. it reads as though someone has put the date it changes rather than the date the 9months starts as it appears its meant to do.

its similar to ours, we've not needed to send any letters out for a couple of weeks now though. we use very outdated software for this kind of thing though just because the newer versions are expensive.

in comparison to our award letters its crystal clear


the anomalies with working age benefits have always seemed a bit odd to me - why do unders 25s need less to live on than over25s ?

but the benefit system is an huge expensive mess, ive worked for the DWP, worked in an LA and had to claim the benefits for a while inbetween too. Its not a great system, its bloated & badly in need of reform, its extremely confusing.

theres going to be a lot of changes over the next few years with Universal Credit coming and theres going to be cuts which are bound to leave a lot of people unhappy.
Personally i think the recent changes will just be the tip of the iceberg.
But theres no easy answers im afraid, its obviously an emotive and divisive subject as this one thread proves.

heathcote123

daimonde wrote: »

the anomalies with working age benefits have always seemed a bit odd to me - why do unders 25s need less to live on than over25s ?

.

Because they are thinner and have a lower tolerance to drugs.

Dunroamin

heathcote123 wrote: »

My god, I missed that, she's a nazi !


Are you the dunroamin that used to post over on ghpc?

Nope, I'm the Oldernotwiser who used to post on MSE.;)

Sandwich

It's funny how much can change in a day. I was really worried when I got this letter this morning, but now I think the change of moving into a HMO would be quite nice

In the area I live in there are lots of postgrads and young professionals with house shares going on. It would be nice to meet some new people and it will probably also be a nicer place to live than the one I'm at now (my flat is okay but the area is really dull and my neighbours are annoying).

That said, I still think that what the government is doing is terrible. Especially for someone like whitelabel's friend. Then again, it's typical of the Conservatives. They are a pretty heartless bunch and their welfare policy is based on the idea that people on welfare are scum who refuse to work. Who is old enough to remember 'Maggie Thatcher, Milk Snatcher'?

ani_26

HappyMJ wrote: »

No HA rents are always paid in full.

Is that so?


I'm in a one bedroomed ha, all my income is from benefits, and i'm having to pay the majority of my rent and council tax. Fact.

For that matter, the op is still going to receive more hb than i do, even when theirs is reduced, and they are working.

There's something wrong somewhere.

Sandwich

ani_26 wrote: »

Is that so?


I'm in a one bedroomed ha, all my income is from benefits, and i'm having to pay the majority of my rent and council tax. Fact.

For that matter, the op is still going to receive more hb than i do, even when theirs is reduced, and they are working.

There's something wrong somewhere.

If your income is all benefits, then how do you pay your rent and CT?

If your income is that low, then the council should be paying most of your rent, etc.

ani_26

Sandwich wrote: »

If your income is all benefits, then how do you pay your rent and CT?

Good question.

If your income is that low, then the council should be paying most of your rent, etc.

I pay my rent and my council tax out of my benefits. I receive £4 ctb per week, and £25 ish hb, ( give or take a few pence.)