Bedroom Tax and kids living away??

mysterywoman10

Dunroamin wrote: »

It doesn't primarily affect households where someone is disabled at the level to be able to claim benefits.

Yes it does because it is over 50% that have significant disability so from that I take it to mean that they are in receipt of some disability related benefit.

Unless of course you have other information?

nannytone_2

bloolagoon wrote: »

You are comparing historical data. To purchase now is the key factor. I pay £1200 per month on a modest property. My friend on same estate pays £650 pm less for an identical property.

i wasnt commenting in relevance to you ... that is why i left the gap...and made a seperate post it was merely an afterthought.

there must be many people like my ex though that have a really good deal, as they bought when prices were low.

so maybe they should be feeling the pain too?

nannytone_2

mysterywoman10 wrote: »

Yes it does because it is over 50% that have significant disability so from that I take it to mean that they are in receipt of some disability related benefit.

Unless of course you have other information?

youre flogging a dead horse, as the only thing that counts as a severe disability to dunroamin and sunnyone, are people in powerchairs.
and thats only if sunnyone ( cant get over the irony of the name) deems it so

bloolagoon

nannytone wrote: »

i wasnt commenting in relevance to you ... that is why i left the gap...and made a seperate post it was merely an afterthought.

there must be many people like my ex though that have a really good deal, as they bought when prices were low.

so maybe they should be feeling the pain too?

Many had the advantage of lower prices - coupled with higher interest. Banks always lend same multiples, some will benefit after years of struggles paying 4 or 5 times rental prices, now to 0.5 rental, new buyers pay higher price but less interest.

SandraScarlett

nannytone wrote: »

people facing the reduction in housing benefit have an additional cost over and above those that everyone else is experiencing is experiencing.
so no .... not everyone claiming DLA is affected in the same way

And you never know what's round the corner. Many of the people who are facing the reduction in housing benefit may well find that their wishes will be granted, and Labour will be elected in 2015, and wipe away the reduction, because they will include that pledge in their manifesto.

Meanwhile, if I want to have an evening out, just one evening out, of say, 5 hours, I have to pay £97.40 for care for DH. So you're quite right, not everyone claiming DLA is affected the same way.

xx

nannytone_2

but the real struggle will be when interest rates rise again.
i think everyone is suprised that they have stayed low for so long.

even though the lenders arent really passing on the BOE rates, you can bet they will hike them up as soon as the BOE ,oves in the slightest!

Dunroamin

nannytone wrote: »

youre flogging a dead horse, as the only thing that counts as a severe disability to dunroamin and sunnyone, are people in powerchairs.
and thats only if sunnyone ( cant get over the irony of the name) deems it so

:rotfl::rotfl:

I've never even seen a power chair!

nannytone_2

SandraScarlett wrote: »

And you never know what's round the corner. Many of the people who are facing the reduction in housing benefit may well find that their wishes will be granted, and Labour will be elected in 2015, and wipe away the reduction, because they will include that pledge in their manifesto.

Meanwhile, if I want to have an evening out, just one evening out, of say, 5 hours, I have to pay £97.40 for care for DH. So you're quite right, not everyone claiming DLA is affected the same way.

xx

no matter who is elected ... once this has been introduced it will stay!

have you not looked into a care package for your OH?
its worth considering as you may be pleasantly suprised with what may be on offer

Dunroamin

mysterywoman10 wrote: »

Yes it does because it is over 50% that have significant disability so from that I take it to mean that they are in receipt of some disability related benefit.

Unless of course you have other information?

I don't think you can read it that way.

"Meanwhile 56% of total claimants - 370,000 - are working-age people affected by either a long-standing illness, infirmity or disability "that leads to significant difficulty with one or more areas" of their life."

http://fullfact.org/factchecks/bedroom_tax-28748

That doesn't seem to me to necessarily indicate someone who's eligible for ESA or DLA.

bloolagoon

SandraScarlett wrote: »

And you never know what's round the corner. Many of the people who are facing the reduction in housing benefit may well find that their wishes will be granted, and Labour will be elected in 2015, and wipe away the reduction, because they will include that pledge in their manifesto.

Meanwhile, if I want to have an evening out, just one evening out, of say, 5 hours, I have to pay £97.40 for care for DH. So you're quite right, not everyone claiming DLA is affected the same way.

xx

It's sad, goes back to my comment weeks ago regarding society, people need to work so neglect neighbours, people want carers or DP to do what is right. Parents paying babysitters, carers paying carers, where did society get this bad. In my childhood people swapped, looked after children one night, cared for adults another. Of course people stayed married, looked after neighbours and community was rife. Now it is what benefit can I claim, how can I pay my mortgage etc. I learnt to cook, bake, sew, knit and maths from a disabled neighbour - plus great battleship techniques from the gentleman of the house. Spent every night after school there as parents worked, in return my parents and family "sat" for them when needed, did their garden, decorating, lifts to hospital etc.

Now it's "pay me" for many and its sad to see communities go this way. I know a disabled person who claims direct psyments and employs their friend, so very sad.