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Post by andrewbrown on Jan 23, 2023 18:37:36 GMT
Well, if you consider £77.00 to be "all their benefits" then yeah. 🙄
Housing costs are included in UC for most working age claimants, pension age have to claim through housing benefits, but the housing rules and rates are the same.
Edit: good luck having to pay your gas, electricity and water bills and your rent shortfall, then try and buy food with what's over.
The rules on council tax support vary by council, most councils will ask for a contribution of around 20% for working age. Pension age CTS is based on income, but can be paid in full.
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Post by ratcliff on Jan 23, 2023 19:11:21 GMT
Well, if you consider £77.00 to be "all their benefits" then yeah. 🙄 Housing costs are included in UC for most working age claimants, pension age have to claim through housing benefits, but the housing rules and rates are the same. Edit: good luck having to pay your gas, electricity and water bills and your rent shortfall, then try and buy food with what's over. The rules on council tax support vary by council, most councils will ask for a contribution of around 20% for working age. Pension age CTS is based on income, but can be paid in full. You used £77 (for a solo) as an example of funding for rent - that is extra to all the other benefits they already get, it isn't ''all'' their benefits as they get far more. You are now posting that they don't even have to pay the council tax bill in full - only about a fifth. They can get free food from foodbanks so it seems they are largely insulated against reality. |
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Post by andrewbrown on Jan 23, 2023 20:13:49 GMT
You used £77 (for a solo) as an example of funding for rent - that is extra to all the other benefits they already get, it isn't ''all'' their benefits as they get far more. No, I didn't. You've totally misunderstood what I've said. Please go back and re-read. |
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Post by johnofgwent on Jan 28, 2023 16:21:51 GMT
Please explain how people were "better off" on 80% of their wages? They had no costs of going to work. No transport costs, no canteen costs, no clothing costs.. do you need me to go on? Well, it’s just as well there were no clothing costs Clothing was deemed non essential by the twat in the bay, so shops were banned from selling any. Savings in Costs of travelling to work and eating in a subsidised canteen IF you were lucky enough to have one (does anyone these days) were of course offset by costs of being forced to stay at home and not enjoy free heating and lighting. I actually don’t know the figures I’m just pointing out it wasn’t a straightforward thing. |
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