Do I tell DWP ?

rockingbilly

w06 wrote: »

"Because don't forget that many full time workers (on full salaries) get exactly the same rate as unemployed ..."

don't forget those of us on 'full salaries' are often worse off than if we didn't bother workign and claimed ESA.

I have been disabled for over 17 years but never claimed DLA until a few years ago because at the time I thought that by working I would not be eligible. However for the years that I did claim I was carrying out my normal job and receiving the normal salary. My employer made suitable adaptions and work related responsibilities.
To say that I would have been better off on ESA is ridiculous. How can you compare £100 a week ESA with a annual salary on £30000+

50Twuncle

rockingbilly wrote: »

I have been disabled for over 17 years but never claimed DLA until a few years ago because at the time I thought that by working I would not be eligible. However for the years that I did claim I was carrying out my normal job and receiving the normal salary. My employer made suitable adaptions and work related responsibilities.
To say that I would have been better off on ESA is ridiculous. How can you compare £100 a week ESA with a annual salary on £30000+

Same here - are you = me ?
I was made disabled 25 years ago and was told up until 12 years ago that since I was working and earning a good wage - I could not claim DLA by my Disability liason officer !
My employers were good though at the time

Torry_Quine

rockingbilly wrote: »

I have been disabled for over 17 years but never claimed DLA until a few years ago because at the time I thought that by working I would not be eligible. However for the years that I did claim I was carrying out my normal job and receiving the normal salary. My employer made suitable adaptions and work related responsibilities.
To say that I would have been better off on ESA is ridiculous. How can you compare £100 a week ESA with a annual salary on £30000+

I agree, to say that getting ESA is better than a wage would be laughable if not serious

w06

umm i didn't say it applied to everybody.

ok if i was on ESA:

109.30 + 15.75+ 61.85

+housing benefit of £103.56

Ignoring the free prescriptions, council tax reduction and other bits and pieces
that's £290 each week, 1258 each month, 15.1K/year, equivalent to ?£22K ish if it was a salary with tax deducted, I've not earned more than that since I dragged myself back to work 8 years ago. I currently live on less than half of my salary the year i graduated.

Torry_Quine

w06 wrote: »

umm i didn't say it applied to everybody.

ok if i was on ESA:

109.30 + 15.75+ 61.85

+housing benefit of £103.56

Ignoring the free prescriptions, council tax reduction and other bits and pieces
that's £290 each week, 1258 each month, 15.1K/year, equivalent to ?£22K ish if it was a salary with tax deducted, I've not earned more than that since I dragged myself back to work 8 years ago. I currently live on less than half of my salary the year i graduated.

The add ons are for those on income based which many aren't and so would be using up any savings or relying on a working partner/spouse.

rockingbilly

w06 wrote: »

umm i didn't say it applied to everybody.

ok if i was on ESA:

109.30 + 15.75+ 61.85

+housing benefit of £103.56

Ignoring the free prescriptions, council tax reduction and other bits and pieces
that's £290 each week, 1258 each month, 15.1K/year, equivalent to ?£22K ish if it was a salary with tax deducted, I've not earned more than that since I dragged myself back to work 8 years ago. I currently live on less than half of my salary the year i graduated.

Are you suggesting that getting in excess of £300 a week from benefits is something to be proud of?
Let's be honest I would have worked for far less than that if it meant that I was still able to work. Money isn't the be all and end all in life.

TheNickster

50Twuncle wrote: »

Same here - are you = me ?
I was made disabled 25 years ago and was told up until 12 years ago that since I was working and earning a good wage - I could not claim DLA by my Disability liason officer !
My employers were good though at the time

Then he either deliberately misled you or he was ignorant of the rules. DLA (introduced in 1992) has never been means tested as far as I know.

w06

i give up, clearly we're not talkign the same language.

50Twuncle

w06 wrote: »

umm i didn't say it applied to everybody.

ok if i was on ESA:

109.30 + 15.75+ 61.85

+housing benefit of £103.56

Ignoring the free prescriptions, council tax reduction and other bits and pieces
that's £290 each week, 1258 each month, 15.1K/year, equivalent to ?£22K ish if it was a salary with tax deducted, I've not earned more than that since I dragged myself back to work 8 yeanrs ago. I currently live on less than half of my salary the year i graduated.

When I graduated - my salary was £7000 pa
I worked for 35 years before medical retirement and ended up on virtually £30k pa
I am now back on £7000 pa ill health pension + DLA + part time job bringing in £4000 pa

cbrown372

rockingbilly wrote: »

Are you suggesting that getting in excess of £300 a week from benefits is something to be proud of?
Let's be honest I would have worked for far less than that if it meant that I was still able to work. Money isn't the be all and end all in life.

says the person who has had more user names on here than I've had hot dinners and was claiming some £600 odd a week.

You wouldn't know what the words "lets be honest" mean.