Lone Parent / Student with Income Support / Universal Credit query

Debbylou

Thank you so much for all your reply’s I understand it a little more now x

keymac

Ineededaname wrote: »

Students aren't usually eligible for benefits. Universal Credit is not supposed to be covering her costs of living. That's what student finance is for. She isn't £700 a month worse off. They only deduct the loan that she has had. Therefore she has the same amount of money, possibly more as grants are often ignored. She can only claim because she has a child and would have been entitled to child tax credits on the old systems. It's not different to before. She wouldn't have been able to claim benefits for herself as a student.

There's nothing to appeal. It's legislation.

The "legislation" penalises single parent and disabled students by considering their LOAN as not only earnings, but UNEARNED earnings. This means these earnings, for which these students work 40 hours a week studying, are not subject to the same work allowance as if they were considered employed. That is not a fair or logical policy and leads to a substantial drop in benefit payments compared to the previous system of tax credits and housing benefits. Your comment is wrong and lacks compassion for those who are trying to get themselves an education alongside other demanding commitments that other students don't have. This is a typical Tory policy that makes social mobility more and more difficult for those wanting to better themselves, and has no logic attached to it, making it all the more blatant in its agenda.

My income IS £300 per month less under U.C. If you are not in the position to comment accurately about something that has a huge affect on people, then don't comment, or better yet, educate yourself before disregarding or outright denying people's stories.

calcotti

Given that this topic is 10 months old I doubt Ineededaname is still following it.