Allowable IVA expenditure

thumperstu

My yearly review is approaching and i want to go through my paperwork and submit my expenditure, i just wondered if there was a guide as to amounts allowed, ie clothing, food etc....
I tend to only update my previous years list and forget new expenditure, for example i previous claimed pet insurance but cancelled when we lost the dogs, but when we replaced them i forgot to ad it to the expenditure and so missed out for 12mths till my review came around again...
Could do with a fresh guide as when i first took out the IVA....

Anondebtadvisor

How many people are in your household thumperstu?

thumperstu

Hi there's 5.. 2 adults 3 children, age 5,8 and 11, plus every fortnight my other 2 children come aged 11,12..
Food wise i was always allowed the highest amount due to the additional children, but the 3 oldest now eat an adult size portion..
i always forget things like newspapers and magazines, and the after school clubs are so expensive, i dont expect to be allowed everything i pay out for, ive given up on anything of my own to fund the kids activities, gymnastics, swimming lessons, football and dance....

We go camping as often as possible to give the kids holiday breaks which they love too..

Dont get me wrong the IVA has been a great thing and were just about to start our 3rd year, it can just become difficult at times when all the kids mates are off here and there and ours asking why they cant go....

Anondebtadvisor

Food and toiletries between £500 to £580 - your IP might allow you some additonal due to the children staying with you.

Clothing/Footwear £79

Do you pay for school meals? School trips?

You can include: Sports/hobbies £12 per child
Dentist/opticians
Medicine/prescriptions
hairdressing
Child pocket money
newspapers
Pet food/insurance