MSE News: George Osborne to make £10bn welfare cuts

mazza111

Oh and ab.da. One other wee fault with it. I feel like a wee granny when wearing it :rotfl:

chinagirl

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I think the same should apply to HB, that from xx xx 2013, only a shared rate will be paid to under 35's. I don't think it's fair to spring it on people who might have been living in their own place (on their own) for years. What about the 32 year old who has been working since say, 20, then lose their jobs, and cannot find one straight away, or not one that pays enough to pay the rent? Should they have to move into shared accommodation?

It's like most Tory policies, appeals to certain sections of society, but not very well thought out. They never seem to "allow" for the law of unintended consequences![/QUO TE]

I think the proposed amendement refers to Under 25s trying to claim housing benefit/countil tax rebate.

mazza111

chinagirl wrote: »

I think the proposed amendement refers to Under 25s trying to claim housing benefit/countil tax rebate.

Yes so what happens to those people who have been successfully working and living in their own home for the past 5 years, who suddenly find themselves out of a job? They get tossed in the street if they can't find work straight away?

Anny_2

Dunroamin wrote: »

As I don't like being called a liar, I've had a quick skim through of relevant posts over the last 6 months.

You will notice that at least two councils actually tell people that DLA HRM is a requirement for getting a blue badge.

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/56000691#Comment_56000691

Post #5

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/55259763#Comment_55259763

Post #6 and #7

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/52729297#Comment_52729297

Post #4 (Even Elle didn't know!)

I have not called you a liar - why would you think that I have?

In my post you quoted I said I had 'probably not registered posts regarding blue badges, because the reason I was on the forum was not related to blue badges'. I was not aware that some disabled people believed they had to be in receipt of HRM DLA to be eligible for a blue badge. You did say, however, 'regular' posts on MSE and to me - regular = normal frequency - and in comparison to the many posts on say IS, HB, ESA of normal frequency - I do not think 3 posts in 6 months on this issue is regular, so I am not surprised I 'missed them', but fair enough you say you had a 'quick skim' through, so there are possibly more and I have learned something.

I have, personally, not heard or read of anyone claiming HRM DLA in order to 'only' get a blue badge and the couple you know who have, if once they had done that and realised, because surely they would at some point, that you do not need HRM DLA to be eligible for a blue badge - did they cancel their HRM DLA claim, despite fulfilling the criteria for qualifying for HRM DLA? I ask because I am interested from a research point of view.

That councils are giving out the wrong information is ridiculous - because the information on googling various councils websites regarding the blue badge scheme shows clearly the several automatic qualifying criteria and criteria for others who may qualify. So apparently they do not read their own information/ the screens in front of them - which does not surprise me.

Ellejmorgan

ab.da

Absolutely I will not post again regarding this subject, so long as the others don't..


Regarding the cuts has anything been decided for certain, or is this all dependant on the general election ??

Dunroamin

Anny wrote: »

I have, personally, not heard or read of anyone claiming HRM DLA in order to 'only' get a blue badge and the couple you know who have, if once they had done that and realised, because surely they would at some point, that you do not need HRM DLA to be eligible for a blue badge - did they cancel their HRM DLA claim, despite fulfilling the criteria for qualifying for HRM DLA? I ask because I am interested from a research point of view.

That councils are giving out the wrong information is ridiculous - because the information on googling various councils websites regarding the blue badge scheme shows clearly the several automatic qualifying criteria and criteria for others who may qualify. So apparently they do not read their own information/ the screens in front of them - which does not surprise me.

I don't know the answer to your question but I think you'd have to be pretty saintly to do that.

Bucks was mentioned in one of the posts and the link to this page shows

http://www.buckscc.gov.uk/bcc/transport/blue_badge.page

that the information could be misleading if you stop reading too early. We were living on the IOW when the situation arose for us (about 10 years ago) and the information booklet was very misleading even for people like us who are highly educated and literate.

Dunroamin

I think the truth of this blue badge/DLA question can be found on this CAG thread where a poster comments in 2010

" councils have quite recently been reminded of their duties to assess the needs for a BB independently of DLA or nor, as a lot of them were found to turn people down on the strength of no DLA instead of assessing on own merits."

http://www.consumeractiongroup.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?249513-Blue-Badge-scheme

It sounds as if they've been made to get their act together about this.

MissMoneypenny

"120,000 troubled families could be legally banned from spending benefits on alcohol and tobacco

Troubled families living on benefits will be legally barred from spending welfare money on alcohol and tobacco, under plans being drawn up in Whitehall. "


"The Work and Pensions secretary wants to stop parents who are alcoholics or who are on drugs from using welfare payments to fuel their addictions."

"A source close to Mr Duncan Smith said: “There are people who are using benefits to fund a habit and children are going hungry."

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/9605858/120000-troubled-families-could-be-legally-banned-from-spending-benefits-on-alochol-and-tobacco.html#

Save the Children have already stated that some children in the UK don't get a regular hot meal or new shoes. The parents spend their child's welfare money on themselves.

PaulF81

MissMoneypenny wrote: »

"120,000 troubled families could be legally banned from spending benefits on alcohol and tobacco

Troubled families living on benefits will be legally barred from spending welfare money on alcohol and tobacco, under plans being drawn up in Whitehall. "


"The Work and Pensions secretary wants to stop parents who are alcoholics or who are on drugs from using welfare payments to fuel their addictions."

"A source close to Mr Duncan Smith said: “There are people who are using benefits to fund a habit and children are going hungry."

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/9605858/120000-troubled-families-could-be-legally-banned-from-spending-benefits-on-alochol-and-tobacco.html#

Save the Children have already stated that some children in the UK don't get a regular hot meal or new shoes. The parents spend their child's welfare money on themselves.

Awesome. Just awesome. Come on you socialists, try and defend this!:rotfl::rotfl:

MissMoneypenny

Anything that gets the welfare money to the child, has to be better. They want to use Oyster type cards instead of food vouchers, as those can just become another form of currency. Too many parents spending their child's Tax Credits on themselves.:mad: