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Coming into money - affect benefits?

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  • real1314
    real1314 Posts: 4,432 Forumite
    erm, I'm not sure that a holiday would be accepted as reasonable?

    An alcohilic spending money on booze is likely to be accepted though, due to an inability to budget / control spending properly.
  • allen35
    allen35 Posts: 1,516 Forumite
    Hi Real

    I don't see why a holiday wouldn't be classed as acceptable. Family time is very important and i'd say classed as a therapy to avoiding many illnesses.

    After working all year and can't afford a holiday for my family it is extremely stressing.

    For people on very low income(benefits) this MUST be classed surely as acceptable!!!!(very good argument i'm sure)
    Forums can be/are a good guide to entitlement and it is good practice to back it up with clarification from the relevant department/specialist with written confirmation to safeguard yourself.
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