What's the fuss about this new benefit caps?

ukcarper

ukcarper wrote: »

The cap is the maximum you can claim so if total of your benefits is £20k and cap is £23k you get £20k.

I think I might be wrong and council tax is not included in cap as it's now responsibility of council and not all are giving full relief.

Mummyisbeauty

I don't think all on benefits pay the council tax

ukcarper

remorseless wrote: »

20k assistance in whichever shape or form is loads more than a working person is getting!

That is unless you're not disabled.

Not so if you are married live where I grew up and have a couple of kids and rent privately earn £20k you would get nearly £18k in benefits plus your wages. This does include £5k of WTC which is being reduced.

kelpie35

llan wrote: »

Some folk don't like it.

To those who don't like then either get a job or put up with it.

I certainly don't feel sorry for any of them.

michaels

We get the max cash which is 13.6k with 3 kids 2 adults 1 working more than 30 hours. Sadly we don't qualify for free school meals or council tax benefit. But we do get free prescriptions and 50% off school music lessons.

Mistermeaner

michaels wrote: »

We get the max cash which is 13.6k with 3 kids 2 adults 1 working more than 30 hours. Sadly we don't qualify for free school meals or council tax benefit. But we do get free prescriptions and 50% off school music lessons.

That seems way too much. Give or take you get my income tax. I live on my own with 1 son. Why should my hard work fund you not to work.

I'm nor being arsey or bitter - just wondering how you feel about money that I earn being given to you?

ukcarper

michaels wrote: »

We get the max cash which is 13.6k with 3 kids 2 adults 1 working more than 30 hours. Sadly we don't qualify for free school meals or council tax benefit. But we do get free prescriptions and 50% off school music lessons.

The majority of benefits in my example is housing benefit at £10k

kelpie35

michaels wrote: »

We get the max cash which is 13.6k with 3 kids 2 adults 1 working more than 30 hours. Sadly we don't qualify for free school meals or council tax benefit. But we do get free prescriptions and 50% off school music lessons.

In my eyes 30 hours a week is part time work.

Sorry, but people like you make me feel :mad:

Also this is the attitude of people that needs to be knocked out of them.

michaels

ggb1979 wrote: »

That seems way too much. Give or take you get my income tax. I live on my own with 1 son. Why should my hard work fund you not to work.

I'm nor being arsey or bitter - just wondering how you feel about money that I earn being given to you?

I work 38 hours a week.

Just to be clear this is cash benefit, don't qualify for housing benefit.

ukcarper

michaels wrote: »

I work 38 hours a week.

Just to be clear this is cash benefit, don't qualify for housing benefit.

Yea people should read post correctly before having a pop. Will you be effected by reforms to WTC