Benefit changes are starting to hit home.

missapril75

jenzen wrote: »

The £500 a week is a cap on housing benefit only,

You need to look again.

From DWP

The Benefit Cap will see the amount people can receive in benefits capped at the average earned income after tax and National Insurance for working households of £500 a week for couple and single parent households – the equivalent of £26,000 per year.
It will apply to the combined income from JSA, Income Support, Employment and Support Allowance, Child Benefit, Child Tax Credits and other benefits.

LadyMorticia

missapril75 wrote: »

You need to look again.

From DWP

Will the cap also apply to people on DLA? I think I read somewhere that it wouldn't but I'm not sure.

So, if a couple have a child and one of the parents is on DLA, would the cap apply or not? I get a bit confused.:o

Thank you.

help4help2013

£650 a week for a 3 bedroom house is that right? or do you mean a month ?

if the children are suffering that i would inform to social services as you dont always know what goes on behind closed doors especially if your seeing what your seeing out in the open its the children i feel sorry for

help4help2013

this is very helpful and gives you the information that you need

https://www.gov.uk/benefit-cap

bestpud

LadyMorticia wrote: »

Will the cap also apply to people on DLA? I think I read somewhere that it wouldn't but I'm not sure.

So, if a couple have a child and one of the parents is on DLA, would the cap apply or not? I get a bit confused.:o

Thank you.

No it doesn't apply in that case.

SPELLKASTER

having 9 children is nothing; my ex neighbour;s daughter has 12 children the eldest being over 21!!

she has NEVER worked to support 12 children, yet they shouted at me to get a bloody job!!

at least i dont keep having children to claim benefits!!

LadyMorticia

nitelite2010 wrote: »

this is very helpful and gives you the information that you need

https://www.gov.uk/benefit-cap

bestpud wrote: »

No it doesn't apply in that case.

Thank you both.

It doesn't really matter to me if the cap applies anyway (and we get less than £500 anyway) as we would learn to budget but it was just a wondering.