Buying House - Only just off benefits

YBR

theartfullodger wrote: »

Helpful analysis: So some 20m of the 36.2m are on benefits: I make that about 55%, not 10% (I have an MA in sums..)

Next get a qualification in comprehension!

36.2m are adults of WORKING AGE
20m claimants are of ALL AGES

parkrunner

OP just go forward with everything, they can either say yes or no.

Gwendo40

How frustrating it must be for you that your dad and auntie weren't in a position to offer you such generous financial help whilst you were living off other taxpayers.

Clouds88

Gwendo troll alert... that’s exactly what the benefits are suppose to be there For, helping people who need them temporarily and for them to find their feet and move off of them later. There are plenty of people who know how to play tie system and keep themselves on benefits unlike the OP.

Murphybear

theartfullodger wrote: »

MOST adults in UK are on benefits. Don't worry about it.

Did you include these?

"Most adults" is probably right :rotfl:

In-depth guides to all UK benefits

Attendance Allowance
Armed Forces Independence Payment
Bereavement Allowance
Bereavement Payment
Bereavement Support Payment
Blind Persons Allowance
Budgeting Loans
Carer’s Benefits
Child Benefit
Child Tax Credit
Cold Weather Payment
Council Tax Reduction
Disability Living Allowance
Disabled Facilities Grants
Discretionary Assistance Fund
Discretionary Housing Payment
Employment and Support Allowance
Funeral Payments
Free School Meals
Guardian’s Allowance
Healthy Start Food Vouchers
Housing Benefit
Incapacity Benefit
Income Support
Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit
Jobseeker’s Allowance
Local Housing Allowance
Local Welfare Assistance
Maternity Allowance
Pension Credit
Personal Independence Payment (PIP)
Reduced Earnings Allowance
Severe Disability Premium
State Pension
Statutory Adoption Pay
Statutory Maternity Pay
Statutory Paternity Pay
Statutory Sick Pay
Support For Mortgage Interest (SMI)
Sure Start Maternity Grant
Tax Credits
Universal Credit
War Pensions Scheme
Warm Homes Discount
Widowed Parent’s Allowance
Winter Fuel Payment
Working Tax Credit

Gwendo40

Clouds88 wrote: »

Gwendo troll alert... that’s exactly what the benefits are suppose to be there For, helping people who need them temporarily and for them to find their feet and move off of them later. There are plenty of people who know how to play tie system and keep themselves on benefits unlike the OP.

Yes you're quite right benefits are supposed to be there for people who have no other option but to temporarily claim them (although the op doesn't state how 'temporarily' they've been claiming them for).
Hence why I said it must have been so frustrating that dad and auntie weren't apparently in a position to offer the generous financial help that they now suddenly can.