No outgoings taken into consideration?

mazza111

sniggings wrote: »

So the OP should get a discount but you shouldn't

I take it you both do and as said £5 extra from what you are paying is expected when someone is disabled.

How do you work out the op should get a discount and I shouldn't? I already get the dual fuel discount from my supplier.

I have a condition too, not going to say disability, because I don't think I'm quite there yet but sitting around the house means you do feel the cold more. Although in the winter my heating is mainly on to dry clothes, swings and roundabouts, would probably have been better keeping the tumble dryer lol

I was asking the question of debts because £15/week on gas and electric seems high for a flat. I'm in an old draughty house, although it's mid terrace, which helps with the heating. As with the water being high, makes me wonder if debts have been added to them?

dundeediva

I seriously hope your "unhelpful comment" bit wasn't aimed at me. What do you want? People are giving you advice as to getting OH maybe registered with an agency for PT work, I KNOW he already works, we aren't blind, but obviously you can't afford to live on his wages alone at the moment. I don't see anything saying there is a reason (other than his emp cutting his hours) that he can't work full time. There ARE jobs out there, I went into my local city centre on Saturday and counted 4 shops on 1 street looking for staff, 2 of which were for part time cleaners, the other for a manager and a shop assistant. Why not do gardnening or avon/betterware/kleeneze etc as self employed to increase income? There are options out there and pi$$ing people off who offer you advice will get you nowhere. It might not bethe advice you want but beggars cant be choosers.

Oh and before you ask i work full time and have done since the age of 17 (as well as studying for a degree), I have a serious back condition meaning i take a stupidly high dose of painkillers to manage the pain, which I now cant take because i'm preganant. I have just registered on a mystery shopper site so I can increase my income in the short term in case I need time off later. I worked damned hard and lived within my means. If i had my hours cut i would cut down my outgoings. Simple.

mazza111

hmm a lot of conflicts going on here with the OP and her old man's condition(s). Seem to be differing throughout different posts.

I'm going to bow out now and just say I'd be questioning how much is on water rates. And to see if there's any way I'd be able to cut down on things like sky, mobiles etc. Even in electricity, if there's a way you can hang the washing out in the good weather instead of using the dryer.... Woohooo we have a sunny day here for a change lol, my washing lines are full!!!

welshmoneylover

Bertiewins wrote: »

I've just comeback form the one shop. They did a calculation of what we should be getting, not what we are getting.
It seems that I haven't claimed the right benefits.

All together we should be getting £343.45 a week from the social. It seems I have been messing with the wrong claims and getting myself into all sorts of problems.
On top of that they said I would pay no council tax and very little rent, a couple of quid a week.

I've got no intention of working neither does my wife, not when I can get that and hear what you have to live on.

It sometimes never pays to work thats what the lady said and she told us how to get round ESA and JSA.

If you have a one shop go in and see them they are full of good advice.

Hello Andy...........

sniggings

mazza111 wrote: »

How do you work out the op should get a discount and I shouldn't? I already get the dual fuel discount from my supplier.

I have a condition too, not going to say disability, because I don't think I'm quite there yet but sitting around the house means you do feel the cold more. Although in the winter my heating is mainly on to dry clothes, swings and roundabouts, would probably have been better keeping the tumble dryer lol

I was asking the question of debts because £15/week on gas and electric seems high for a flat. I'm in an old draughty house, although it's mid terrace, which helps with the heating. As with the water being high, makes me wonder if debts have been added to them?

It was just because you seems to be saying yours was £25 a week and the OP's was £30 but theirs could be lowered if they got a discount! I was pointing out so could yours and if you already have the discount, so may the OP, I just don't see a £5 difference being that great, so guess you and the OP are both paying as little on gas/electric as possible, unless I know different.

Your suggestions are good but seemed to be based on thinking paying £5 more than you was a lot extra, so if the Op was already doing what you suggested they would be paying less than you :rotfl:

welshmoneylover

With the hubby's wage and the benefits she receives, can anyone work out a total weekly income for the household?

Sixer

Guys: as already noted, the OP is in a South West Water area. Highest bills in the country. My water bill is £50 a month, and that's as low as I can possibly get it - loo bricks or low flush toilets, water butts, no power showers, new, low usage dishwasher, washing machine etc.

If this OP is on a low income so doesn't have the most water efficient appliances AND needs to do a lot of washing due to disability AND lives in SWW area, £100 a month for water isn't actually that surprising.

mazza111

Your suggestions are good but seemed to be based on thinking paying £5 more than you was a lot extra, so if the Op was already doing what you suggested they would be paying less than you

I don't just think the OPs is way too high, mine is WAY too high!! Joys of people not turning the hot tap off tight enough, leaving lights on, leaving computers running (although I'm guilty of that one :rotfl:) I could probably go upstairs in a min and find tv, xbox, and the lad gone out, laptop all on, the hot tap running at a dribble etc etc etc. My teenager is a horrendous waste of energy!! So yes, the OP could probably cut back on things too, like I do (or try to). That's why I think the OP may also be able to cut back on bills like this. I'm actually hoping that me running around behind his 4rs3 will cut our bills down and we'll be under £100/month next year.

scootw1

Bertiewins wrote: »

I've just comeback form the one shop. They did a calculation of what we should be getting, not what we are getting.
It seems that I haven't claimed the right benefits.

All together we should be getting £343.45 a week from the social. It seems I have been messing with the wrong claims and getting myself into all sorts of problems.
On top of that they said I would pay no council tax and very little rent, a couple of quid a week.

I've got no intention of working neither does my wife, not when I can get that and hear what you have to live on.

It sometimes never pays to work thats what the lady said and she told us how to get round ESA and JSA.

If you have a one shop go in and see them they are full of good advice.

Disgusting attitude. You are the sort of person I hope gets hit hard by these benefit changes with an attitude like that

mazza111

scootw1 wrote: »

Disgusting attitude. You are the sort of person I hope gets hit hard by these benefit changes with an attitude like that

Agree. If you can you should. Unfortunately it's the legitimate claimers who are penalised and not attitudes like this.