ESA appeal and "bedroom tax" double whammy!

mazza111

Own_My_Own wrote: »

Learn to read.

You are feeling sorry for yourself.

I have bashed no one.

Yet again someone who wants everyone to agree with them. And if they don't they are obviously a nasty person.

I am quite literate thank you. I don't want you to agree with me, I just corrected your statement that most people on ESA probably get DLA. Why can't you understand there are a lot of people who claim ESA do not qualify for DLA. I will keep myself as mobile as I possibly can while I have the ability. I won't give into my illness for the sake of £££.

Many people have been given social housing because they are in or have been in need in the past. If it's outwith their size because there are no other properties available, then so be it.

Again, I do believe in downsizing. I'm not in an oversized property. I do not envy you having to move constantly with your son. I've been there and done that. But because you need to do it, doesn't mean it's right to force others to do it.

I'll use nannytone as an example. There are no one bedroom properties available in her area. So she will have to find the extra out of very little money going in.

My dd is in the same position, although she had to move into an adapted flat. Thankfully, she gets DLA which will cover the increase. It just means mum will continue to pay the petrol costs to get her to medical appointments 3+ times a week.

As for feeling sorry for myself... There's life in the old dog yet :rotfl: and plenty of fight to stand up for what I believe to be right.

7DW - I totally agree with you, we don't always see eye to eye but on this one I do.

Wayne0 - In all the years I was working, I paid full rent while bringing up my 2. I worked full time, there was no back up. Think one of the times I looked into it I earned £5/week too much, and I wasn't a high earner

Belladonna - That really annoys me about care rates. You will be paying £15/hr or whatever rate and the care workers will be lucky to be getting half of that when I worked as a sheltered housing officer/support worker, this was the case anyway. Charged £15/hour and for example I was on £8. They said it was to cover admin fees.... Guess who did the admin. It's a very underpaid job to do. I know they have other expenses to cover, but almost double what they are paying is taking the proverbial imo.


Now that the rambling is over I do agree if people are able, then yes they should down size. Disabled people who's housing have already had a small fortune spent on them to do the adaptations however, should be, IMO exempt from this bedroom tax.

FBaby

belladonna thank you for your post. It is not often that disabled people in receipt of DLA are prepared to share how they spend their benefit. You are clearly using your DLA on what it is intended to, and it is sad that there might come a time when it won't be enough to pay for the care your require.

This annoys me when I know a few people who claim DLA (for their disabled children) but know for a fact that that income doesn't go on anything directly related to the disability, but on luxuries. I would much prefer see the money go to people who really need it and more of it!

MissMoneypenny

wayne0 wrote: »

Luckily ive had "good landlords" the last two/three properties ive lived in.
(this one lives in america, and is never around, pay rent to her, - infact, she gave us her american account details so as my wifes family can pay a bit of the rent for the next month or two - to help reduce costs (i think she saves money too on currency exchange or w/e lol))

Or maybe her UK taxes if you pay straight into her account and don't pay to a letting agent? I hope you have checked with HMRC that she is registered as tax exempt? If she isn't, you have to deduct her taxes from the rent and give it to HMRC as you are liable for any UK taxes HMRC say she must pay. HMRC can advise on any tax to be deducted


http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/international/nr-landlords.htm

The scheme requires UK letting agents to deduct basic rate tax from any rent they collect for non-resident landlords. If non-resident landlords don't have UK letting agents acting for them, and the rent is more than £100 a week, their tenants must deduct the tax. When working out the amount to tax the letting agent/tenant can take off deductible expenses.

EDIT: More problems that social housing tenants' don't have.

Steven12

Hi I'm not sure about this but so people who are on benefits and have a house and have a son or daughter staying with them and is over 18 and they are on benefits too need to pay £11.45 per week but just to let use know that if use have a son or daughter on ESA you should not have to pay anything a week for them staying in your house just go to Google and type in non dependant deductions it is the second one down for 2012/2013

evenasus

KxMx wrote: »

People generally on forums can be lazy, they don't want to go to the effort of searching and reading, they just type and expect the advice/answers to be spoon fed to them.

NOT directed at anyone here but I see it all the time on another forum I visit. I answer the exact same question at least 10 times a month lol.

That would be the Savings & Investments forum.

You're quite right about people asking 'what's the best interest rate' which is quite lazy.

It's not difficult to find out what interest rates are available - there are plenty of comparison websites.
I just wish interest rates would improve.

nannytone_2

i spend my DLA on mobility ... even tghe care part!

i get direct payments, but they cover the wage of my PA, i have to fund bus fares, petrol, activity costs... which add up to more than my DLA most weeks the loss of housing benefit and council tax benefit will need to come out of my ESA, so £20 out of £99.
its a large bercentage by anyones calculations