Inherited income

dippy3103

As her HB is only £2,500 per year she’s not losing a massive amount of HB. She is however now secure financially & can pay her own rent.
I fail to see how any of that is unfair.

ohreally

dippy3103 wrote: »

I fail to see how any of that is unfair.

Why pay your own way when some other mug can do it for you.

kingfisherblue

ohreally wrote: »

Why pay your own way when some other mug can do it for you.

Unfortunately so many people seem to think this way. As a carer, I am reliant on benefits, but truly wish that I wasn't.

kazzah

if she only gets £2500 per year in HB- she is receiving the equivalent (currently) of 10 years HB
it seems rather churlish to expect her to keep the HB as well as the money.

ognum

Just one thought, a friends father pre purchased his funeral, this reduced his assets enough to retain benefits and stopped his family members having to pay later on.

Just a thought!

t0rt0ise

Unfortunately it's the catch of receiving benefits. Same for those working and receiving benefits. As soon as you get a pay rise, while everyone else is thinking how much more they'll have to spend, you know that your benefit will be cut in response. While we're lucky to have a benefit system, it can get a bit soul destroying.

By the way I am not on benefits myself, but was many years ago as a working lone parent.

But still she can spend the money on things she needs for the house, or a holiday or whatever. Anything reasonable.

kingfisherblue

ognum wrote: »

Just one thought, a friends father pre purchased his funeral, this reduced his assets enough to retain benefits and stopped his family members having to pay later on.

Just a thought!

I suggested that in Post 8

Lots of people don't like to talk about it though. My friend's dad died suddenly, and nobody knew his wishes. I spoke to my parents and said that I'd rather know now, put it in the back of my mind, and when the time comes, at least I could carry out their wishes. That lead to my parents considering, and later buying, pre-paid funeral plans. My dad died almost fifteen years ago, and it was a massive help, emotionally as well as financially, to have the funeral director sort everything out.

Unimaginativeusername

Like everyone else has said the benefit from the inheritance is no longer sponging from the taxpayer and living off handouts. £25k should be enough to live off for a few years.

TELLIT01

Unimaginativeusername wrote: »

£25k should be enough to live off for a few years.

Somebody working 35 hours per week on minimum wage of £7.50 would earn £13650, so £25k would last less than 2 years.

Mojisola

Susannne wrote: »

My mother, 78 years old, receives housing benefit of approximately £2,500 a year.

TELLIT01 wrote: »

Somebody working 35 hours per week on minimum wage of £7.50 would earn £13650, so £25k would last less than 2 years.

She must be getting a pension so the inheritance would only have to top up what will be lost when the benefits stop.