Not spending income - adds to inability to claim benefits?

pipkin71

Mojisola wrote: »

I've never heard of this. It was all quite clear-cut when my father's financial assessment was done - over £23,250 and you pay for everything.

It doesn't matter where that money came from - inheritance, savings, earnings, benefits, gifts, house sale - it's just money.

Sorry, I was talking about how they work out how much you need to pay if you have less than £23,250 in savings

Davekelly

KxMx wrote: »

State services have been cut well beyond the bone now.

You've no idea how much we wished we could pay when Grandparents needed a wet room; it took 3 years for it to be put in and even then corners were cut and not everything the social worker asked for was given.

The reason there is less money for public services is because so much is being given out in benefits. We used to be able to have more public services before everybody started getting tax credits and housing benefit.

Davekelly

Dunroamin wrote: »

How can anybody save nearly £90 per week (for over 23 years) simply from benefits and/or a state pension?

Because benefits are at crazy high levels.

sunnyone

Mojisola wrote: »

I've never heard of this. It was all quite clear-cut when my father's financial assessment was done - over £23,250 and you pay for everything.

It doesn't matter where that money came from - inheritance, savings, earnings, benefits, gifts, house sale - it's just money.

Thats my experiamce too.

neverdespairgirl

Mojisola wrote: »

Sometimes - depending on your family member - you have to force the issue about buying new stuff or useful aids.

I don't know how many times my Mum and Dad said "We manage alright with what we've got" and then "This has made our lives so much easier" after I managed to get them to buy new stuff!

My grandfather in law refused to buy new pyjamas / socks / pants etc after he was about 75, on the grounds that he wouldn't get enough use out of them to be worth it.

He lived to the age of 98, quite long enough to get some serious wear out of stuff (-:

So his nearest and dearest had to give him pyjamas / socks / pants etc as birthday presents, to ensure he was actually clothed.