Full Time Education, and Full Time Hours on Part Time Contract

Anubis_2

BigAunty wrote: »

Go to your college support services - they should be able to assist you with student finance and benefit advice, plus they may have a hardship fund.

See the Direct Gov website about student finance.

Benefits never take into account personal expenses, whatever they are - your living expenses are totally irrelevant.

Full time students without disabilities or dependents do not get benefits, other than those who are estranged from their parents and your college support services will be able to advise on this.

I think student grants and finances are only available for advanced education. He is doing A levels, which are not classed as advanced education.

I could be wrong though on the advanced education part, perhaps it is available for general studies, wouldn't have thought so though but I don't know.

BigAunty

yeah, your probably right Anubis - I missed the bit about A'levels.

Not sure why the OP is mad about paying tax - students aren't automatically exempt, although they could be on the wrong tax code, so here's a link to basics on income tax, including the personal allowance which goes up this year to £8,105

http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/incometax/basics.htm

How do they think their education, their EMA and the benefits that they seek get paid for? Don't think they are studying economics.

Here is a thread about being under 20 and benefit entitlements if estranged from parents (the OP hasn't said).

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/2072295

The main cause of their poverty is that they transfer half their net income to a relative - this will never be taken into account by any type of benefit.

paddedjohn

One thing OP why the f-ck should I and any one else in this country subsidise your ganndma? Please answer

kingfisherblue

paddedjohn wrote: »

One thing OP why the f-ck should I and any one else in this country subsidise your ganndma? Please answer

I wouldn't have put it quite so bluntly, but paddedjohn does have a point. It's great that the OP is supporting family abroad, but they shouldn't expect our benefits system to help.

sulkisu

paddedjohn wrote: »

By the way most of us have to pay that amount of tax (20%) so you are not being singled out.

OP - Some of us pay a 'ridiculous' 40% tax - a large portion of which is used to foot this country's welfare bill and provide the benefit's and EMA that you are claiming/seeking to claim.

kj*daisy

You shouldn't be paying 20% tax on everything you earn so you need to look into That. I don't really know about other benefits, but doubt you'd get anything with your income.