The OR

tigerfeet2006

No they won't take it from your surplus but s/he may say you can't have it in your I&E and have to use you your surplus to pay for it.

But as I said on benefits you won't get an IPA.

Gaz1971

Right, but if its coming out of my surplus would they say I had to get rid of them if it would result in me having enough surplus for an IPA?

tigerfeet2006

You will NOT get an IPA on benefits.

You are allowed a surplus before an IPA is administered for which you are allowed to use in any way you see fit. Looking at your I&E you have not included housekeeping which as a single man you are allowed £191 so you have no problems there at all.

Gaz1971

tigerfeet2006 wrote: »

You will NOT get an IPA on benefits.

You are allowed a surplus before an IPA is administered for which you are allowed to use in any way you see fit. Looking at your I&E you have not included housekeeping which as a single man you are allowed £197 so you have no problems there at all.

Yeah I get that now, I was asking with a view to if I find a job

fermi

1) Income solely made up of benefits = No IPA

2) An IPA only ever takes a % of a surplus. The minimum is £50 on a £100 surplus. So whatever happened you would be left with the other £50 per month (or more) to use as you see fit.

If you spend that on sky/internet that is your business.

As long as the budget you submit is fair and meets your needs then the OR won't miscalculate the surplus and leave you short.

tigerfeet2006

Gaz1971 wrote: »

Yeah I get that now, I was asking with a view to if I find a job

OOOOPS!! sorry!

You are allowed that surplus to use as you see fit so you will be able to pay for them that way.

Also as I said if you are offered a job let us know your income and we can help you sort out your I&E.

fermi

Putting it another way:

An IPA takes 50-70% of any true surplus, so it leaves you with the other 30-50% to do what you wish with.

Gaz1971

Wicked. I know there are a lot of things I can spend on to keep their hands off my dosh!

nomoneyprobs

I'm in the process of getting back to work and have had the same thoughts that as soon as I start earning the or will take loads off me, but with some calculations I ( and you ) will be able to pay the or a fair amount and keep a fair amount ourselves.

I've been br nearly 3 months now and haven't heared from the or since the interview, so i'll be keeping quite untill I start work again, let sleeeping dogs lie I say........

Good luck with the future.

Ian

tigerfeet2006

Ian as I said to Gaz your I&E will change when you go back to work so let us know when you come to submit a new one to the OR.