Council Tax Support 500% increase in Council Tax - not so supportive

mysterywoman10

mumps wrote: »

I suppose the problem is that it is alot to give up my job, I mean when I stop I am not likely to work again. When I get my pensions it will be fine, it is just the five years in between. Can't do much for a couple of years as my youngest is still at university so I want to be able to give him the same support as the other three got. Shame for him really, he was only two weeks old when the doctors gave us prognosis on my husband so he has never had a healthy dad, never known his dad to work, oh well no point dwelling on that now.

I will be thinking of you, it can be very hard for children in this situation from all aspects. My son is at Uni too and going through a very bad time since he lost his sister. My OH really is burnt out with it all as well and wants to retire at 60 whether he will be able to is all up in the air, even if he does one or both of us will have to do some work. Which we are happy to do if we can find it. Caring takes its toil especially when you do it for as long as you have. So take time for yourself and if it works out not that much different money wise for you and your family to reitre at 60 go for it, you've earned it. xx

pipkin71

mumps wrote: »

Thank you, I have just had a bad chest infection and I think the antibiotics are making me feel a bit down. I am normally quite a positive person, honest.

Do you have a carer's centre near you? They can offer support, some relaxation activities to carers - might be good for you?

Hope you feel better soon. Things always seem harder when you have not been well

Dunroamin

mysterywoman10 wrote: »

So the Federation of Housing Assocations has made it all up?

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

You really are clutching at straws now. But no doubt it amuses you :beer:

There's a difference between an organisation being biased and their making things up.

The NHF is a pressure group and, like any pressure group, it has an agenda. There's nothing instrinsically wrong with that but it does mean that their opinions aren't necessarily going to be objective. In addition, I'm sure housing associations are concerned about their tenants getting into arrears, just as any landlord would be, because it plays hell with the balance sheet.

I don't really understand why you would find this concept amusing as not understanding the realities of the situation seems rather naive to me.

mysterywoman10

Dunroamin wrote: »

There's a difference between an organisation being biased and their making things up.

The NHF is a pressure group and, like any pressure group, it has an agenda. There's nothing instrinsically wrong with that but it does mean that their opinions aren't necessarily going to be objective. In addition, I'm sure housing associations are concerned about their tenants getting into arrears, just as any landlord would be, because it plays hell with the balance sheet.

I don't really understand why you would find this concept amusing as not understanding the realities of the situation seems rather naive to me.

I don't find it amusing. Far from it. It is very serious affecting very many people with serious disabiiities.

I don't think how many facts are given from whatever source you wil admit that the policy was fundementally flawed that is what I find amusing. That you wlll still be here in a years time posting away for your own amusement.

What would be an unbiased source is there such a thing?

Dunroamin

mysterywoman10 wrote: »

I don't find it amusing. Far from it. It is very serious affecting very many people with serious disabiiities.

I don't think how many facts are given from whatever source you wil admit that the policy was fundementally flawed that is what I find amusing. That you wlll still be here in a years time posting away for your own amusement.

What would be an unbiased source is there such a thing?

One would hope that there would be government statistics available (either locally or centrally) or possibly even academic research.

mysterywoman10

Well the Government's own statistics were dismissed as well.

princessdon

See it makes sense disabled are more likely to access sh over others, but then it's sources. Is my home adapted as I have a downstairs wet room and could use bedroom?

It's not, it's our gym and shower room as we surf so need downstairs facilities. I have a ramp and flat flooring for gran to use, so lowered all steps on ground floor and gardens. It's suitable for disabled but not an adapted property.

Dunroamin

Many government papers seem to use the NHF's figures.

mysterywoman10

If the council or social landlord had paid to put a downstairs wetroom in they would not have done it for someone who surfs would they?

The same for all the other things you mention.

skintmacflint

mysterywoman10 wrote: »

I stand by what I said when I first came on this board, if they had made a very small reduction to the HB in SH or capped it overall. They would have saved a lot more money and not got themselves into a politically disastrous mess..

Asked on another thread. Is it fair in order to keep a minority group of 660,000 in houses bigger than their needs, all fellow S/H HB claimants are penalised with a deduction even if living in correct size or overcrowded, as well as the tax payer who supports it.

As for figures, seem to remember you wanted 440,000 disabled people protected based on other published figures. Now if just this group of 100,000 with specially adapted houses based on published figures were proteced , you probably wouldn't oppose it. .

Maybe in another couple of weeks you'll have revised this down to 50,000 due to other published figures, only to realise this 50,000 are already covered by the exemptions. You never can tell with statistics.