New Benefit Rates 2013-2014

Morglin

The amounts have been released for the new benefit rates, due from April 2013:

http://data.parliament.uk/DepositedPapers/Files/DEP2012-1830/ScheduleofproposedbenefitratesfromApril2013.pdf

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Horseunderwater

Saved the link - but I did note that someone has cheated JSA/ESA basic out of that 1p - surely it should be 71p increase not 70p or 1% of £71 when I went to school was 71p. Another significant saving or just an error?

StephenM_2

Horseunderwater wrote: »

Saved the link - but I did note that someone has cheated JSA/ESA basic out of that 1p - surely it should be 71p increase not 70p or 1% of £71 when I went to school was 71p. Another significant saving or just an error?

It looks like most benefits are rounded to 5p. Whether they are rounded to the nearest 5p or just rounded down I'll leave for others to work out.

Horseunderwater

StephenM wrote: »

It looks like most benefits are rounded to 5p. Whether they are rounded to the nearest 5p or just rounded down I'll leave for others to work out.

You could well be right.

rogerblack

StephenM wrote: »

It looks like most benefits are rounded to 5p. Whether they are rounded to the nearest 5p or just rounded down I'll leave for others to work out.

They round to the nearest 5p.
They don't seem to have noticed that possible wheeze, which might reduce spending by half a million or so.

bloomingflower

Hi,

Sorry slightly off topic...

I have tried to open the above link but it is saying there is a problem with my Adobe Acrobat? However, I currently have the new version of Adobe Reader XI.
Can anyone advise please?

many thanks

princessdon

Ok - Someone explain this part to me please

What does it mean

Amount for claimant and first spouse in polygamous marriage

217.90

222.05

Additional amount for additional spouse

75.20

76.65



How can they do this?

System

princessdon wrote: »

Ok - Someone explain this part to me please

What does it mean

Amount for claimant and first spouse in polygamous marriage

217.90

222.05

Additional amount for additional spouse

75.20

76.65



How can they do this?

That is surprising and confusing :eek:

I can only think that if someone comes here and has en exisitng poly marraige then can then claim for additional spouses? But then that makes no sense as i'm sure on i once read they are not legally recogniosed in this country so would claim as single persons

edit found this http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/law-and-order/9433441/Immigrants-with-multiple-wives-will-get-more-benefits-officials-admit.html

Under the existing system, polygamous husbands and their first wives can claim the standard couples’ rate for income support of £105.95 a week while second and subsequent spouses living under the same roof receive an additional £38.45.
They can also claim housing benefit and council tax benefit if they reside together.

princessdon

It's only under Pension Credit too (but haven't read it all), just on another thread the issue of savings and PC Guarantee limit came up - Ie how much savings a couple can have and STILL get full HB (way over the 6-16K capital set for most groups).

So it's only OAP's that can claim for multiple wives

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could be worse as a couple we will have an £8.50 a week increase,however as waiting transfer to esa not quite sure how that will work out...time will tell

rogerblack

princessdon wrote: »

It's only under Pension Credit too (but haven't read it all), just on another thread the issue of savings and PC Guarantee limit came up - Ie how much savings a couple can have and STILL get full HB (way over the 6-16K capital set for most groups).

So it's only OAP's that can claim for multiple wives

It is not.
There are provisions both in ESA and JSA for this.
They are not set out as they are determined from the other rates - the difference between the couples rate and the single rate.

However, I note the daily telegraph piece failed to provide any actual numbers, despite claiming it's widespread.

I note also that claimants in this position as a family will get significantly _LESS_ than if the women were single parents, living alone, as is common in the non-asian/muslim community.