bedroom tax

nannytone_2

Credit-Crunched wrote: »

It is not venom, as you call it. At times, people on this site do not need their ego massaged, or provided with infinite sympathy.

This person has more than most hard working families have as an income and is complaining that she has to fund another £60 to help keep her house that is too big for her, at an already subsidised rate.

So excuse us, if we do not throw sympathy and care towards her current situation...

Some times people ned to be told straight...

i agree to a point.

so why then are people that are going to be living with serious hardship receive the same treatment?

tpl

i can almost imagine the glee some posters deem to feel when given the opportunity to put the boot in!

It is with deep care and sadness for all of those who really struggling, as well as for those who cannot see the wood for the trees (as in this case).....but you are entitled to your opinion, of course.

so why then are people that are going to be living with serious hardship receive the same treatment?

maybe you, like many others, should base your views/comments on individual circumstances.

soontobemrsg

With a little budgeting I have no doubt that you would be able to find the shortfall.

Based on your SOA you have a sum left over every month which would cover the payments and still allow you to afford your current lifestyle. I note you also have your daughter's DLA as an expense- Is that an error?

Your electricity bill seems very high to me. Are you currently paying back a debt on this?

Also you spend more on groceries than we do as a family of 5 with a dog whilst making packed lunches week day.

As other posters have said the payment is indeed discretionary and therefore not an entitlement. I think if you budget a little better you could easily manage to find the extra money to stay in your current home.

cianalas

I am very new to this forum and learning about benefits but surely this must be spoof post as if the monthly income and DLA are added together this come to £3058 monthly net and that is equivalent to annual salary of around £51500 which surely is not correct, probably more if one takes in account there would be no travelling to and from work, clothing etc and also free prescriptions, dentist etc. ?I must have made a mistake with my calculations somewhere. Please do not shoot me down in flames - not anti-benefits just trying to understand.

tpl

....watch out...the benefit fundamentalists try to shoot down in flames anyone who reasonably comments on some cases, on the pretence of 'protecting' peoples human rights. Anyone with extremist views - which ever end of the spectrum they are - can never see things clearly.

evenasus

bloolagoon wrote: »

I can see how you will struggle,

Struggle? Are you serious?

There are probably thousands of working families who would love the chance to struggle on the same income as the OP.

nannytone_2

tpl wrote: »

....watch out...the benefit fundamentalists try to shoot down in flames anyone who reasonably comments on some cases, on the pretence of 'protecting' peoples human rights. Anyone with extremist views - which ever end of the spectrum they are - can never see things clearly.

cases like the OP are few and far between.
,pst are from people aggected that are told to use their DLA ( as little as £20 a week) to pay the top up instead of using it for its intended use, which is paying for the additional costs that a disability causes

tpl

nannytone wrote: »

cases like the OP are few and far between.
,pst are from people aggected that are told to use their DLA ( as little as £20 a week) to pay the top up instead of using it for its intended use, which is paying for the additional costs that a disability causes

My comments were about this particular situation due to information provided. I can't comment on individual circumstances that I have no information about.

nannytone_2

tpl wrote: »

My comments were about this particular situation due to information provided. I can't comment on individual circumstances that I have no information about.

youre not only talking about this post.

you siad ' the benefit fundamentalkists try to shoot down in flames anypne that comments on some cases'

this obviously isnt 'one of those cases' as everyone is in agreeance that the OP should be more than able to cover the additional costs.

the thing that winds us 'fundamentalists# up if when posters on this forum suggest that losing 20% of someones cash income is 'budgetable' when they are already barely managing.

very, very few claimants receive the amounts that the OP is speaking of

cianalas

from what you are saying you seem to be accepting that is actually correct, not a spoof/troll post? I have read the 'numbers' of people monthly income before but I guess I just skimmed over them before, not really understood or thought about how much that actually is in terms of what a working person would take home after tax and national insurance. I used this link to work it out - http://www.thesalarycalculator.co.uk/salary.php

Again please dont shoot me down as I am truly trying to understand and be clear but can someone explain to me about 'reason for no car expenses mobility car' - is this a separate benefit which should also be included in the total benefit package or part of a DLA package.