cost of living

Spoonie_Turtle

fire**fly said:

cantswimwontswim said:

tony_one said:

I have just discovered that if you get pip or dla you wont get the cost of living allowance from the government, why is that? do they hope we starve to death so they can save the dla payments. 

While I accept that you can have a high income and still claim DLA I still find it somewhat unfair as a person who has worked and saved etc., and although on a low income my savings currently put me over the limit for Pension Credit. Therefore I have signed the petition to make people on DLA eligible for the 650 Cost of Living payment. It's worth a try even if they only increase it a little

i agree, a person who has worked/paid into the system all their working life with their disability, paid full stamps etc & cannot claim pension credit/HB &/or any other benefit because they have earned their private pension/state pension & come just over the limit it seems a just unfair. 

The qualifying benefits are means-tested.  They look at the means people have to live.  If their income and savings put them over the threshold, they are deemed to have the means to live, it's that simple.

Whether that threshold is high enough or not (particularly in view of the soaring cost of living) is an entirely separate matter.

fire**fly

Spoonie_Turtle said:

The qualifying benefits are means-tested.  They look at the means people have to live.  If their income and savings put them over the threshold, they are deemed to have the means to live, it's that simple.

Whether that threshold is high enough or not (particularly in view of the soaring cost of living) is an entirely separate matter.

i agree they look at that & again the limit for the threshold now is out of date, people who are just over the threshold are having to take money out of their savings/pensions to pay their full council tax/full rent/living expenses etc with no living allowance/help because they do not qualify for benefits because they worked & paid into the system.