cash gifts to family - without affecting benefits ?

sh1981

FluffyDuck3 wrote: »

A regular amount each week would raise questions if they ever need to provide bank statements. I think you'd be better making irregular payments now and then into the bank, and do the rest in cash or gift cards.

Does a Google Play card count? Anyway wrong wrong wrong, any income has to be declared, ANY, regular or irregular does not matter. Notional capital notional capital look it up.

Morglin

sscrabble wrote: »

I would like to give my daughters some cash weekly (maybe £50) to help them out - is there any way I can do this through a bank account without affecting any benefits they get - or would I just have to give them the money in cash - I would rather they could just access it themselves.

A lot of people, who wish to help family, in this way, either buy supermarket vouchers, or pay their fuel bills - things like that.

Lin

sscrabble

There seems to be some disagreement here - people saying benefits will be affected - but surely the ' entitled to ' info is correct and benefits are NOT AFFECTED with no declaration necessary ? Here is a link to the full article

http://www.entitledto.co.uk/help/benefitscharity.aspx

Morglin

sscrabble wrote: »

There seems to be some disagreement here - people saying benefits will be affected - but surely the ' entitled to ' info is correct and benefits are NOT AFFECTED with no declaration necessary ? Here is a link to the full article

http://www.entitledto.co.uk/help/benefitscharity.aspx

No, you are right, it doesn't affect benefits - but, if regular amounts are being paid into an account, even from family, it very often causes delay and confusion with housing benefit, means tested benefits etc.,

So, to keep it simple, many use other methods, or just give them cash.

Lin

sh1981

Morglin wrote: »

A lot of people, who wish to help family, in this way, either buy supermarket vouchers, or pay their fuel bills - things like that.

Lin

Its WRONG and NOT ALLOWED.

pmlindyloo

sh1981 wrote: »

Its WRONG and NOT ALLOWED.

And your link or experience is?

sh1981

sscrabble wrote: »

There seems to be some disagreement here - people saying benefits will be affected - but surely the ' entitled to ' info is correct and benefits are NOT AFFECTED with no declaration necessary ? Here is a link to the full article

http://www.entitledto.co.uk/help/benefitscharity.aspx

EntitledTo website is a third party website, it will never state official rules. Does it honestly make sense to you that you are taking free money off of benefits and then you are getting cash gifts or any gifts from your family to help you? The government has set the support level you need, you get it in benefits, you do not deserve a penny more than that. Those are the rules.

Same as if you are in emergency housing from the council, you stay one night away from that council provided accomodation and they take it away from you. Trust me, you are NOT allowed any gifts or cash if you are on benefits and anyone who says otherwise is wrong.

sh1981

Morglin wrote: »

No, you are right, it doesn't affect benefits - but, if regular amounts are being paid into an account, even from family, it very often causes delay and confusion with housing benefit, means tested benefits etc.,

So, to keep it simple, many use other methods, or just give them cash.

Lin

Wrong, that's all I can say to that.

sh1981

tomtontom wrote: »

You're not very bright are you?

That's an insulting remark.

looby1975

sh1981 wrote: »

EntitledTo website is a third party website, it will never state official rules. Does it honestly make sense to you that you are taking free money off of benefits and then you are getting cash gifts or any gifts from your family to help you? The government has set the support level you need, you get it in benefits, you do not deserve a penny more than that. Those are the rules.

Same as if you are in emergency housing from the council, you stay one night away from that council provided accomodation and they take it away from you. Trust me, you are NOT allowed any gifts or cash if you are on benefits and anyone who says otherwise is wrong.

Wrong again.

Any gift would be classed as a voluntary payment and would not affect the recipients benefits.

From the DWP Guidance manual
http://www.dwp.gov.uk/docs/dmgch51.pdf

Example 1
Jim claims ESA. He declares that he gets
a payment of £20 a week from his uncle,
Peter, towards the cost of running his car.
Peter makes the payment
because Jim has been receiving ESA for some time and
needs a car to get around.
Peter makes the payment because of family ties and affection for Jim. Peter does
not expect or receive anything in return.
The DM decides that the £20 is a voluntary payment.

Do you get some kind of kick going round scaremongering and giving out incorrect information?