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silly question... is anybody on benefits here ?????

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By:
Mc Moonbeam
When: 11 Jan 10 17:59
blimey where do you live ?
By:
SIR DEREK TROTTER
When: 11 Jan 10 18:00
leigh lancs
By:
shergarburger
When: 11 Jan 10 18:02
that's wher georgie fame comes from....anyway he'll get the rent & council tax paid and the rest is tax credit and 2 jsa's. which bit do you think is wrong?
By:
SIR DEREK TROTTER
When: 11 Jan 10 18:04
he was told he would have to claim for her and that would be less than claiming seperate ??
By:
brngtwt
When: 11 Jan 10 18:05
Can you claim tax credit and jsa?
By:
shergarburger
When: 11 Jan 10 18:07
don't think so...not sure really...i recently had to give up work for health reasons and did the questionaire on that site and it was spot on to the penny.
By:
SIR DEREK TROTTER
When: 11 Jan 10 18:07
god knows lol im lost with all this i didnt realise there was so many benefits he could get.
By:
brngtwt
When: 11 Jan 10 18:08
i was under the impression that tax credit was for people in low paid jobs.wouldn't that prevent you from claiming jsa?
By:
Mc Moonbeam
When: 11 Jan 10 18:11
they'll be ok that's for sure
By:
shergarburger
When: 11 Jan 10 18:11
all i can say is give them a call...i have to say that contrary to expectations in all my dealings with the government agencies involved i have found them to be really helpful. never thought i'd say that!
By:
SIR DEREK TROTTER
When: 11 Jan 10 18:13
lol he was only earning £250 a week and after rent and council tax he had about £160 left so by the looks of it he might be better off lol
By:
Mc Moonbeam
When: 11 Jan 10 18:14
Luvvly Jubbly !
By:
age 21
When: 11 Jan 10 18:14
he will be pro on hear soon
By:
Mc Moonbeam
When: 11 Jan 10 18:15
this time next year ..........
By:
SIR DEREK TROTTER
When: 11 Jan 10 18:17
:^0
By:
age 21
When: 11 Jan 10 18:17
anyway, it looks like things have worked out alright for you derek./
By:
shergarburger
When: 11 Jan 10 18:17
if he was only earning £250 a week he could have been getting tax credit for years
By:
Five By Five
When: 11 Jan 10 18:17
Which is why this country is so fked up... it pays not to work in many many cases.
By:
SIR DEREK TROTTER
When: 11 Jan 10 18:20
theyve only been living together a few months i think she use to get income support
By:
Mc Moonbeam
When: 11 Jan 10 18:21
she'll know the drill then

why didn't he just ask her in the first place !
By:
SIR DEREK TROTTER
When: 11 Jan 10 18:22
job seekers allowance
housing benefit
council tax benefit
working tax credit
child tax credit
family allowance

is it worth working ?
By:
Prima Donna
When: 11 Jan 10 18:22
Sir D,do you have net curtains by any chance?
By:
SIR DEREK TROTTER
When: 11 Jan 10 18:23
nah i cant afford them i work lol
By:
Five By Five
When: 11 Jan 10 18:23
your not wrong... except you wont get working tax credit if your not working.
By:
age 21
When: 11 Jan 10 18:23
will they get extra money for fags?
By:
SIR DEREK TROTTER
When: 11 Jan 10 18:25
GAYIST ;)
By:
Mc Moonbeam
When: 11 Jan 10 18:26
child tax credit
By:
Big Charlie
When: 11 Jan 10 18:37
Mc Moonbeam 11 Jan 18:50
where d'you rent a house for £267 then ?


A 3 bedroomed non-council house in London will cost over a grand a month.
By:
Mc Moonbeam
When: 11 Jan 10 18:45
yes i meant per Month Charlie .. ty
By:
punterfleecer
When: 11 Jan 10 18:49
up here you can rent a very good council house for £350 a month
By:
spyker
When: 11 Jan 10 18:57
I may be wrong but I'm pretty sure you don't get child tax credit on top of JSA - you would do if you earnt that much though, generally only get about 90% of the rent paid so the rest comes out of the other money, Council tax is taken care of but you don't get the reddies - it goes straight to the council obviously!
By:
SIR DEREK TROTTER
When: 11 Jan 10 19:03
there must be someone on here who lives with his partner and 2 kids and claims benefits sirley ??
By:
punterfleecer
When: 11 Jan 10 19:04
well not me!
By:
Five By Five
When: 11 Jan 10 19:04
I think you'll find most on here are too sarcastic/ugly/addicted/sensible? etc to live with a partner..
By:
punterfleecer
When: 11 Jan 10 19:05
seriously, this thread is very confusing to be honest, things don't match up

£315 a week on a family of four after paying rent etc would be a real struggle
By:
punterfleecer
When: 11 Jan 10 19:05
before paying rent and council tax according to this thread i meant
By:
SIR DEREK TROTTER
When: 11 Jan 10 19:06
depends were u live punter
By:
spyker
When: 11 Jan 10 19:10
I used to be a volunteer adviser and a fair bit of that was benefits advice it was a few years ago mind. I've still got the rulebook somewhere, I'll try and dig it out tomoz and have a look. Take a look at http://www.entitledto.co.uk/default.aspx?sid=1&cid=d1e6da6c-a039-43fa-a151-91b29a54563c and see if it tallies with the other site.
By:
SIR DEREK TROTTER
When: 11 Jan 10 19:14
cheers spker i did that one earlier aswell but it came back as £100.95 for him claiming as a couple but i guess thats not including what u could get for the kids aswell but i dont know were to find that.
By:
spyker
When: 11 Jan 10 19:21
I've got a mate who works at the Job centre as well I'll give him a buzz and see if he can type it in their computers at work, prob have an answer sometime tomorrow afternoon if you haven't already had a definitive answer by then. -It is a minefield and ussually isn't as much as many think as it is only supposed to cover the basic costs of living - though don't tell 'The Mail' readers that!
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