is this right

krisskross

Just a thought but does your wife claim DLA?

sunnyone

Dunroamin wrote: »

I really can't see the problem with your son covering the extra rent and then paying towards his food. Surely he wouldn't want to be supported by disabled parents who live on benefits now he's working?

Why assume disability?

Sick and disabled are very diffrent things.

fluffymovie

Whilst the difference between sickness and disability is great, I think Kriss Kross is spot on.

You state that you had to stop work to care for your wife, have you claimed Carers Allowance? If your Wife claims DLA and is awarded the Care Component, you could claim CA and then there would be no non dep deduction.

It is also worth noting that the Non Dep Deduction is calculated on the level of gross income and so it isn't always the case that the ND has the disposable income to help out.

You may wish to apply for a Discretionary Housing Payment to cover the shortfall and depending on your Council's policy, you may have some time to make alternative arrangements.

Notmyrealname

I_luv_cats wrote: »

Are most of these comments really necessary? We are suppose to be nice to each other on here!

They are when someone is insinuating they want to deliberately play the system to maximise benefits so the rest of us get to pay for what someone who has a job should be paying for.

McKneff

If your son moved out, he would end up paying most of his wages in rent, utilities, insurance, food etc.

£135 wouldnt cover it.

I_luv_cats

Notmyrealname wrote: »

They are when someone is insinuating they want to deliberately play the system to maximise benefits so the rest of us get to pay for what someone who has a job should be paying for.

Not acceptable.

All you had to post was "deduction from your benefit to represent the contribution the Government expects them to make to your household" like I did.

How difficult is it to get straight to the point without conflict / personal attacks.

Does it make you feel better?

Dunroamin

sunnyone wrote: »

Why assume disability?

Sick and disabled are very diffrent things.

I usually make that point on DT and get shouted at!:o

anguk

My daughter has also just left 6th form and gone to university, we lost about £65 in benefits (including child benefit) but we knew it was coming and prepared for it.

You no longer get benefits for your son because he isn't in full-time education and the reason your housing benefit has been reduced is because he is no longer a dependant and as a working non-dependant he is expected to contribute towards the rent. If he moved out you'd still be £65 worse off in benefits and your housing benefit would still be reduced because you've got one less dependant.

If your son moves out he'll probably find that it costs him much more than £135 a week to live, my daughter pays £97 a week for a room in cheap halls of residence and she has food to buy on top of that.

I would say £135 a week is a fair amount for your son to pay, it would cover the extra rent and council tax plus a bit extra for food, electricity, gas etc. he'd still have £165 disposable income each week which is a sizeable amount for an 18 year old.

Is your wife disabled and does she receive DLA? If she receives the care component (middle or higher rate) there should be no reduction in your housing benefit even if your son is earning.

nannytone_2

sunnyone wrote: »

Why assume disability?

Sick and disabled are very diffrent things.

the OP stated that ge gad to give up work to care for his wife,

if her care needs were so great that such an extreme measure was necessary, then i'd say that it would be likely that she would be eligable for DLA

sunnyone

nannytone wrote: »

the OP stated that ge gad to give up work to care for his wife,

if her care needs were so great that such an extreme measure was necessary, then i'd say that it would be likely that she would be eligable for DLA

None of us know what her health problems are and none of us can say wether she would get DLA or not.

We have one post and everyone has decided the woman is severely disabled (because you need at least mid rate care to have an official carer) and is entitled to DLA when we know nothing of the sort, there are many people who give up work to assist their partners/spouse yet they are not entitled to carers/disability benefits.

We have had many posts over the years where people have given up work because their partner/spouse finds it difficult to manage a child or two, maybe they are disabled then?

Instead of assumeing their curcumstances and inventing disabilities people should ask the OP what they want to know and wait till they have that information before awarding them benfits!