We’d like to remind Forumites to please avoid political debate on the Forum.

This is to keep it a safe and useful space for MoneySaving discussions. Threads that are – or become – political in nature may be removed in line with the Forum’s rules. Thank you for your understanding.

📨 Have you signed up to the Forum's new Email Digest yet? Get a selection of trending threads sent straight to your inbox daily, weekly or monthly!
The Forum now has a brand new text editor, adding a bunch of handy features to use when creating posts. Read more in our how-to guide

Getting a credit card. I don't see myself as unemployed as I'm disabled?

2»

Comments

  • kimwp
    kimwp Posts: 3,523 Forumite
    Sixth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    adamp87 said:
    Isn’t there a section for other sources of income that you’d put your 25k on?


    I never thought about putting source of income like my monthly PIP payment in the section that sometimes ask you about other income. I also get housing benefit which is around £9k a year but this goes straight to my landlord and I don't add this into my total income when putting income details in ClearScore and such. I just put my disability benefits. On the housing expenditure I just put £1. Should I be adding all of my income including housing benefits into total income?
    Housing Benefit, I assume, wouldn't count as "income" since technically it's not yours.
    Why isn't it technically theirs?
    Statement of Affairs (SOA) link: https://www.lemonfool.co.uk/financecalculators/soa.php

    For free, non-judgemental debt advice, try: Stepchange or National Debtline. Beware fee charging companies with similar names.
Meet your Ambassadors

🚀 Getting Started

Hi new member!

Our Getting Started Guide will help you get the most out of the Forum

Categories

  • All Categories
  • 354.5K Banking & Borrowing
  • 254.4K Reduce Debt & Boost Income
  • 455.5K Spending & Discounts
  • 247.4K Work, Benefits & Business
  • 604.2K Mortgages, Homes & Bills
  • 178.5K Life & Family
  • 261.8K Travel & Transport
  • 1.5M Hobbies & Leisure
  • 16.1K Discuss & Feedback
  • 37.7K Read-Only Boards

Is this how you want to be seen?

We see you are using a default avatar. It takes only a few seconds to pick a picture.