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cash gifts to family - without affecting benefits ?
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Not an insult, just an observation. Your posts should be ignored because you are clearly posting to give inaccurate information.
Well ignore my posts then instead of insulting me and making personal remarks. You have failed to tell me where exactly was I wrong and how was I wrong, just because you 'think' I'm wrong does not give you any right whatsoever to insult me really.0 -
Well ignore my posts then instead of insulting me and making personal remarks. You have failed to tell me where exactly was I wrong and how was I wrong, just because you 'think' I'm wrong does not give you any right whatsoever to insult me really.
No, I know you're wrong - unlike you I'm not making random guesses or letting my own views get in the way of fact.
Apologies if you found my comment to be personal, but that is what all of your incorrect posts are. This is not some playground game, it is people's family income that you see fit to mess around with.0 -
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?
And how exactly was I wrong here? You CAN even work while on ESA all that you have to do is declare it which is what I have been saying all along. Such as in the example you gave, the person CANNOT get 20 quid and ALSO get full JSA. The 20 would be deducted. Same as if they were working for a few hours, that income would be deducted from JSA / ESA. It has to be declared.
You simply CANNOT just accept money in cash as voluntary payment, say someone gets £5000 as voluntary gift from a rich relative..and they continue receiving JSA and because they reckon its a voluntary payment they dont deem it necessary to tell jobcentre well I can assure you they would be WRONG.
You have to declare, which is what I said all along, and that voluntary payment would be duly deducted from the jsa payment.0 -
And how exactly was I wrong here? You CAN even work while on ESA all that you have to do is declare it which is what I have been saying all along. Such as in the example you gave, the person CANNOT get 20 quid and ALSO get full JSA. The 20 would be deducted. Same as if they were working for a few hours, that income would be deducted from JSA / ESA. It has to be declared.
You simply CANNOT just accept money in cash as voluntary payment, say someone gets £5000 as voluntary gift from a rich relative..and they continue receiving JSA and because they reckon its a voluntary payment they dont deem it necessary to tell jobcentre well I can assure you they would be WRONG.
You have to declare, which is what I said all along, and that voluntary payment would be duly deducted from the jsa payment.
Stop being silly.
LinYou can tell a lot about a woman by her hands..........for instance, if they are placed around your throat, she's probably slightly upset.
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I worked for them - what's your experience? :think:
None?
Oh,what a surprise......:rotfl:
Lin
Worked for who? The supermarket? That comment of mine was in response to you saying about supermarket vouchers. How exactly is your work experience in a supermarket of any importance? I don't really want to know to be honest.0 -
No, I know you're wrong - unlike you I'm not making random guesses or letting my own views get in the way of fact.
Apologies if you found my comment to be personal, but that is what all of your incorrect posts are. This is not some playground game, it is people's family income that you see fit to mess around with.
IF you think I'm wrong, please at least tell me where EXACTLY I'm wrong. If I am, I would apologise. Give me exact place where I was wrong that's all I ask.0 -
IF you think I'm wrong, please at least tell me where EXACTLY I'm wrong. If I am, I would apologise. Give me exact place where I was wrong that's all I ask.
In very simple words, and for the last time:
A mother can give money to her daughter without it affecting the daughter's benefit entitlement.0
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