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Nice People Thread Part 9 - and so it continues
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neverdespairgirl wrote: »Hi all - sorry not to have checked in earlier. Baby all fine, happy, bouncing around and being a bit difficult to check!
So happy for you.
Happy they gave you such a comprehensive scan, too. That should really set your mind at rest, particularly since you're just about at the "stop worrying quite so much" magic number of 13 weeks.
Phew, what a relief NDG!
Ex hubby has been in town for two days now, we've not heard from him at all as yet. No idea when he is going to have the boys, he can't see them during the day as they are back at school tomorrow, so that leaves just evenings....and youngest has got exams this week so needs the revision/relax/destress time.
Great planning on his part eh? Half term was last week but apparently, this works out better for everyone.....huh
Words fail me. I want the shrugging smiley. I imagine you won't have to tell him what an idiot he is because your boys will do that themselves??Do you know anyone who's bereaved? Point them to https://www.AtaLoss.org which does for bereavement support what MSE does for financial services, providing links to support organisations relevant to the circumstances of the loss & the local area. (Link permitted by forum team)
Tyre performance in the wet deteriorates rapidly below about 3mm tread - change yours when they get dangerous, not just when they are nearly illegal (1.6mm).
Oh, and wear your seatbelt. My kids are only alive because they were wearing theirs when somebody else was driving in wet weather with worn tyres.0 -
I phoned about WTC, they said it'd take about 5 weeks and a guesstimate would be I'd get £200/month.
Is it worth the hassle of forms and stuff and evidence and stuff and everything? I keep hoping I'll turn a corner....0 -
PasturesNew wrote: »I phoned about WTC, they said it'd take about 5 weeks and a guesstimate would be I'd get £200/month.
Is it worth the hassle of forms and stuff and evidence and stuff and everything? I keep hoping I'll turn a corner....
Yes. Too posh to turn down 200 a month PN? :eek:0 -
PasturesNew wrote: »I phoned about WTC, they said it'd take about 5 weeks and a guesstimate would be I'd get £200/month.
Is it worth the hassle of forms and stuff and evidence and stuff and everything? I keep hoping I'll turn a corner....
Yes, of course. You turning up your nose at £50 a week!
Plus it may open the door to other benefits: council gyms, cheaper dentist, help with council tax.... don't know which doors are opened but some may be.I'm a Forum Ambassador on the housing, mortgages & student money saving boards. I volunteer to help get your forum questions answered and keep the forum running smoothly. Forum Ambassadors are not moderators and don't read every post. If you spot an illegal or inappropriate post then please report it to forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com (it's not part of my role to deal with this). Any views are mine and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.com.0 -
PasturesNew wrote: »I phoned about WTC, they said it'd take about 5 weeks and a guesstimate would be I'd get £200/month.
Is it worth the hassle of forms and stuff and evidence and stuff and everything? I keep hoping I'll turn a corner....
Not to be sniffed at imho. Have you tried entitledto website as perhaps you can claim housing benefit as well because your savings are for the purpose of buying a house.
Edit: In this day and age you would think it would be possible to heat a large office building so it is not randomly too hot or (like now) brass monkeys
I think....0 -
PasturesNew wrote: »I phoned about WTC, they said it'd take about 5 weeks and a guesstimate would be I'd get £200/month.
Is it worth the hassle of forms and stuff and evidence and stuff and everything? I keep hoping I'll turn a corner....
If you decide to go ahead with it, you'll very likely have to do your initial application on a paper form, but after that, always deal with changes of details or your annual renewal by phoning in your numbers. They deal with them much faster than if you post them. No idea why they've never introduced an online version, and they won't now, because WTC is on its way out, being replaced by UC.Do you know anyone who's bereaved? Point them to https://www.AtaLoss.org which does for bereavement support what MSE does for financial services, providing links to support organisations relevant to the circumstances of the loss & the local area. (Link permitted by forum team)
Tyre performance in the wet deteriorates rapidly below about 3mm tread - change yours when they get dangerous, not just when they are nearly illegal (1.6mm).
Oh, and wear your seatbelt. My kids are only alive because they were wearing theirs when somebody else was driving in wet weather with worn tyres.0 -
PasturesNew wrote: »I phoned about WTC, they said it'd take about 5 weeks and a guesstimate would be I'd get £200/month.
Is it worth the hassle of forms and stuff and evidence and stuff and everything? I keep hoping I'll turn a corner....
£200 a month would more than pay for a Band D property, methinks. Well worth expending a bit of ink from a pen on their piece of paper.
That's if paper still exists.0 -
Lydia just answered me, thanks.0
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I've never been in a gym - won't be buying gym equipment and paying to go to a council one.Yes, of course. You turning up your nose at £50 a week!
Plus it may open the door to other benefits: council gyms, cheaper dentist, help with council tax.... don't know which doors are opened but some may be.
I've got denplan at a dentist I've had for 15 years as I hate dentists as I had a bad and unexplained experience as a child at school dentist.
CT I pay with my rent, so don't want to rock any boats there.0 -
The "buying a house" is limited to 6 months directly after you've sold the last one. No HB payable.Not to be sniffed at imho. Have you tried entitledto website as perhaps you can claim housing benefit as well because your savings are for the purpose of buying a house.
Income this tax year has averaged at £285/month, so £200/month would be a significant increase, but if my income improves I might end up with having to repay it, along with the associated hassle.0
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