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Would going on Holiday for 27 days affect my benefits?

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  • poppy12345
    poppy12345 Posts: 18,918 Forumite
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    nannytone wrote: »
    so she can manage her own finances for the 4 weeks you're going to be away?
    Well she only became her appointee because she said "it's easier to claim benefits and it looks better on forms" as stated in a previous post from the op.
  • nannytone_2
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    poppy12345 wrote: »
    Well she only became her appointee because she said "it's easier to claim benefits and it looks better on forms" as stated in a previous post from the op.
    she isn't her appointee yet though.

    she still has to put in an ESA claim without her daughter finding out before she can do that.

    oh yes ... and manage to get it without an assessment and without her daughter being asked any questions!
  • w06
    w06 Posts: 917 Forumite
    And polypee is on 'highest rate' PIP and ESA and yet can travel independently for a month ...

    polypee this is getting boring
  • poppy12345
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    nannytone wrote: »
    she isn't her appointee yet though.

    she still has to put in an ESA claim without her daughter finding out before she can do that.

    oh yes ... and manage to get it without an assessment and without her daughter being asked any questions!
    She's already stated she's her appointee now. She did it so it would be claiming benefits easier. It's stated here in the last thread.
    https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5582674
    Which ever way we look at it, it's ridiculous. Maybe she wants the extra ESA money to fund her coming holidays, even though she claims benefits herself for anxiety -.-
  • nannytone_2
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    w06 wrote: »
    And polypee is on 'highest rate' PIP and ESA and yet can travel independently for a month ...

    polypee this is getting boring

    be fair. she didn't say she was going alone and anyway ....

    i am in the support group and on DLA and i could go away on my own if i wanted to ... well id have my guide dog, but without another person
  • Darksparkle
    Darksparkle Posts: 5,465 Forumite
    nannytone wrote: »
    be fair. she didn't say she was going alone and anyway ....

    i am in the support group and on DLA and i could go away on my own if i wanted to ... well id have my guide dog, but without another person

    She did say "on my own"
  • nannytone_2
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    She did say "on my own"

    hush ... im blind ;)
  • elsien
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    edited 10 January 2017 at 9:11PM
    pollypee wrote: »
    The girls holiday is in April, the Italy on is July.

    Of course it is.
    After all no-one would make up a thread about two holidays for someone on benefits, one for a month, just to get a reaction, would they.
    All shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of things shall be well.

    Pedant alert - it's could have, not could of.
  • NYM
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    Me thinks that polly is taking the p**....;)
  • Darksparkle
    Darksparkle Posts: 5,465 Forumite
    nannytone wrote: »
    hush ... im blind ;)

    :silenced:
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