MSE News: Autumn Statement: Benefits to rise by just 1%

lemontart

carebear13 wrote: »

Hmph. I havent had a payrise for 4 years.

neither have I

princessdon

Gareth56 wrote: »

What other income related benefits can you claim if you are earning £151/week and working less than 30 hours/week?

It is 16 hours a week for those whose partner has a disability for WTC and disability payments I believe (not 100% sure though), but fairly sure it is only 16 hours a week.

seven-day-weekend

princessdon wrote: »

True, but ESA gives cont based for 12 mos and JSA gives it for 6 mos

Also the test for IR ESA is higher than JSA, so technically the partner can earn pennies more.

I am not saying I agree it's fair, I am just saying that MOST will have other benefits or a decent wage.

Very few at £151 pw will not have either additional salary or benefits.

I agree Re giving up a job - Work doesn't always pay, its the same for many.

Look at my personal situation. We had to raise myself, hubby AND children on £71 pw JSA, my wages of 12 hours a week, and CB. Nothing else. I had a mortgage etc.

If I gave up work, we'd have got full tax credits, free school meals, SMI etc.

Working doesn't always pay

Same here. For three years we had to live on Incapacity Benefit, my tiny wage as a lollipop lady and Child Benefit. We had a mortgage so we took in a lodger to help us pay it.

Gareth56

princessdon wrote: »

It is 16 hours a week for those whose partner has a disability for WTC and disability payments I believe (not 100% sure though), but fairly sure it is only 16 hours a week.

If you (not your partner) have a disability and are aged 16 or over, you need to do paid work of at least 16 hours a week to get WTC.

Gareth56

seven-day-weekend wrote: »

I said may because some people may not be entitled, but if the income as a family is low enough for their circumstances then they will be entitled to low-income support of some nature.

I agree, but for the purposes of this discussion the household income threshold for someone claiming IR ESA after coming off CB ESA after one year is £150/week.

The [tory] government weren't daft when they set this income level!!

shedboy94

princessdon wrote: »

Look at my personal situation. We had to raise myself, hubby AND children on £71 pw JSA, my wages of 12 hours a week, and CB. Nothing else. I had a mortgage etc.

If I gave up work, we'd have got full tax credits, free school meals, SMI etc.

Working doesn't always pay

Why didn't you get full tax credits or free school meals? Were you earning over £16000pa?

princessdon

shedboy94 wrote: »

Why didn't you get full tax credits or free school meals? Were you earning over £16000pa?

Many reasons but the main relevant ones are

A) I was earning over the amount for income based JSA (Even though at the time I was working 12 hours a week only). This meant that Income Based JSA wasn't applicable.

Unless you are eligible for IJSA then Tax Credits use the annual figure, as my OH is a high earner we had more than used our annual allowance

Anny_2

Morlock wrote: »

You managed to save £900 in six months claiming JSA a couple of years ago? So, you were living on around £25 per week to pay for bills, food and any other necessities. Also, why did you qualify for a cold weather payment? Just claiming JSA will not net you a cold weather payment. I smell bullsh*t.

There is a lot of that bullsh*t on here. Due, I believe, to people trying to put themselves/ or thinking themselves in a superior position to others, so they can 'have a go' basically - sad - but true!

WayneO was actually encouraging someone to claim CB/other means tested benefits fraudulently on another thread - 'Can my Ex claim Child Benefit I am not entitled to?' - related to the means testing of CB. So, with that mindset - perhaps certain people 'claiming' JSA would be able to save £900 in 6 months. I mean being able to live on approx £25 per week and having to pay food, electric, gas, water, telephone, travel etc, over a 6 month period is :money: is it not?

JSA, as you say, is not an entitlement benefit for cold weather payment.

I am also confused why if WayneOs dad is on DLA he is having to pay for a bus pass - do you not get those free on DLA? Maybe not the sons - but certainly the dads.

Do people forget what they have posted in the recent/distant past? There are, at least, two others on this thread taking their usual superior stance who have shared information in the past on this forum - and in view of the stance they are now taking, it really does not put them in a good light, at all!

I do not post very often but I do read all the time and I have read for a long time and the 'discrepancies' (for want of a better word) in some peoples posts and how they attempt to portray themselves when 'slating' others is unbelievable!

It is rather laughable though to see who is thanking certain posts no matter how ridiculous the claims in it are - because lets face it why let the 'truth' get in the way of 'back up to biatch'!

unclepotter

Can anyone tell me how much pension credit is going up,is it 1% same as other benefits.

Ames

wayne0 wrote: »

no,,, i wrote it as i meant it...

the money is intended to be spent on whatever you see fit, so as to help you manage your "disability"... obviously different people have differet needs...

your right, whilst most wouldnt agree with it, and it isnt intended to be spent on booze etc, you could legally etc spend it on fags etc ( not so sure about the drugs tho )

- i know sometimes i might come over as sarcastic... and maybe the "s around the intended come over the wrong way,. it was meant to mean (intended whilst there is not official designation on how you spend your DLA)

as i said, my dad "spends money on my younger brother" by way of a bus pass, thus enabling my little brother to take him shopping (he doesnt/cant drive)... some could argue that is the wrong use of the money... but its the best option my dad has to be able to get out and about... (with his legs etc he is afraid to go out now as he collapsed in the town when he last went out alone)

also, about the car, what i mean is... i know cars cost a lot to run, but i assume that the car means you can work (obviously insurance, mot's, fuel etc are expensive [im guessing you get "nil" road tax due to disability]) even though you say you spend your DLA on XXXX, you might see it as you spend it on X whilst if you didnt get it you might have to get rid of Y, and perhaps then be unable to work...

(although maybe that went into too much detail lol sorry)

If your dad's on Higher rate mobility DLA he'll get a free bus pass and companion pass.