Help!! Ex soldier told he's not entitled to benefits. WHATTTT!!!!!!

Voyager2002

I am surprised that no-one has mentioned Council Tax benefit. This is means-tested, but does mean that people on low incomes do not need to pay all or sometimes any of their council tax. He should approach his local council to apply for this.

People have mentioned deprivation of capital, but I do not think this will be an issue for him. It is very clear that he spent his resettlement grant on things that were important to him at the time: DoC only comes into play if the decision-maker has reason to believe that the claimant spent money in order to qualify for means-tested benefits.

He should certainly contact the CSA, inform everyone of his change of circumstances, so that the amounts he pays in child maintenance can be adjusted to take account of his changed situation.

andygb

Carpi09 wrote: »

I respect your opinion but I don't think the op is saying you are less important but is annoyed at the fact he gets no support from the JC.

So the real world is not going to Afghanistan for up to 8 months at a time, seeing your colleagues die and then having to go through another 6-8 months of hell again in a years time and probably not even recovered from last time. He deserves every penny he gets from his pension.

The military are not paid enough for what they do and for people to question the pension they get, how about YOU (not specifically talking about you) go and join the forces and experience what we have to do!

We do not have conscription in this country, nobody forced him to choose that career path. The reason that I would not join the military, is because I do not trust our politicians to make the correct choices, the same politicians who never send their sons and daughters to fight for their country.
You know what the deal is when you join the military, so don't moan about it afterwards.

Carpi09

andygb wrote: »

We do not have conscription in this country, nobody forced him to choose that career path. The reason that I would not join the military, is because I do not trust our politicians to make the correct choices, the same politicians who never send their sons and daughters to fight for their country.
You know what the deal is when you join the military, so don't moan about it afterwards.

Completely agree with you, I just took a little offence to your comment about the real world.

andygb

Carpi09 wrote: »

Completely agree with you, I just took a little offence to your comment about the real world.

Yes, I should have made it a bit clearer, the "real World" comment was aimed at being able to draw a pension at the age of 43 - something that the majority of us can only dream about.

Carpi09

andygb wrote: »

Yes, I should have made it a bit clearer, the "real World" comment was aimed at being able to draw a pension at the age of 43 - something that the majority of us can only dream about.

Thanks for clearing that up.

I plan to have my military pension by the time I am 40. 23 currently. The benefits of being in the military I guess.

18 years service required and an age of 40 plus to receive it. I think...!

System

It always assumes that you will manage to serve a further 17 years without being made redundant, refused extension of service etc.

ohreally

!!!!!! wrote: »

It always assumes that you will manage to serve a further 17 years without being made redundant, refused extension of service etc.

Or become part of an occupying force in another country and then wonder why your being shot at.

stamina9008

cockaleekee wrote: »

How are the two similar? The individual in this case will have access to the NHS just as any other citizen does.

Yeah...

But in my defense, i only read the title of the question.
Terrible i know...