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What do you mean by communications and leisure?
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Okay thanks
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What do you mean by that? Do you have to keep receipts etc, spend on your bank card rather then cash and do they check you actually spent the amount you said you needed on each item on the SOA?
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Yes okay, I will do just that
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Thank you EJ 😁
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Thank you Fatbelly. I’m willing to pay what they suggest
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£1580 I make my wages per month??
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A bit less as daughter is moving out in the next couple of months so i lose £125 a month. I also get a pound an hour pay rise in Nov so that adds £38 a week extra on top for an IPA
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My dog is 8 so no way would i get rid of him and because of his age need the higher end insurance. His food is a special prescription one so that is why it is high. My hair i will cut it to £5 a month then. Gardening i can scrap then. I will transfer my sons mobile over to him then if it’s allowed.
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The contract is for the phone too. I pay for the tariff and a seperate amount for the handset. I will look into getting cheaper energy in the morning.
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Okay thank you
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All I want to know is what is acceptable to the administrator in BR. I don’t care if I have to pay a few hundred in an IPA as long as I’m allowed to live.
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Without pet insurance how am I supposed to afford vet fees if my dog becomes ill? I need someone to do my gardening as i get back pain. How can I afford to pay my debts when my minimum payments were over £500? I’d have to add more on top to slowly clear my debts. So you tell me how i can reduce that SOA enough to pay my…
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Car permit is £40 a year. Put that in by mistake. I will take that out. I can’t sell my mobile as i’m still paying for it. £60 for clothes. £30 per item. I’m allowing for two garnents a month. Pet Insurance and pet care ( vaccinations, health check etc)
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Thank you for that 🙂
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How dare you. You do not know me at all to make those assumptions. I have not said I want to live a life of luxury. If I need to cut back I will but many on here have said they give you a reasonable living allowance so i’m asking for help to get my SOA to a level where it will be acceptable. I’m also aware i’d get an IPA.…
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Okay thanks. Never realised in BR you are made to reduce your living costs. So how do they ask you to reduce the costs of everything else? Will i be made to go on a pre payment meter for fuel? Will i be told I have to have a cheaper pet insurance etc etc??
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Mobiles are contracts so how does that work? I have two prescriptions a month. How do I get them cheaper? Garden is needed as I can’t do it myself I need my hair cut. Where can I get it cut cheaper?
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Lotto has been cancelled. I forgot to add pet ins. Hair cut is £55 every 6 weeks. How much should it be then?
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Thank you 👍
