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21st January 2018, 07:13 | #1 |
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Ministers back down on disability benefits
This must come as a big relief to a lot of people, it does not affect me but there may be some on here or someone you know that will benefit.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-42745616 Ken. |
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Hi, the PIP system also penalised those with mobility cars, they took 900 cars per week off people..these are specially adapted vehicles that the disabled person can lease. More Info
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and it seems they are not going to challenge the release of john worboys.
Who will be answerable if he attacks again? Also disgraceful but just in case https://www.crowdjustice.com/case/ch...rboys-release/ macafee2 |
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We have a relative who has had very bad health, strokes and everything that follow for over ten years, the husband had to give up his business to care for her when she stated having unpredictable blackouts, when to tories came to power they have virtually destroyed their life and income over seven years, they did the right thing and both worked, brought a house and saved for retirement. When they needed help they were first told to spend their retirement fund, when that had gone (over 40k) they got a little help with DLA etc, now that changed and has put them through hell once again trying to claim PIP, we were speaking to them last week and I was told that since 2010 when the tories came in they have lost almost £4,500 pa, there are no increases in benefits for disabled people for some very strange reason and if they lived in a council house or social housing they would be almost £100 a week better off.
Does working and doing the right thing really pay off? Not if you need help at some point it doesn't. You only discover these things when something happens in life, we all think that people who claim benefits are just in it for the money but we must remember, child benefit, tax credits and pension credit are all benefits. A caring society we are not unless you are from another land. A bit of a rant but after speaking to the rellies it really fired me up, apologies. |
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''if they lived in a council house or social housing they would be almost £100 a week better off.
Does working and doing the right thing really pay off? Not if you need help at some point it doesn't''. So you are assuming everyone who lives in council/social housing, is jobless and on benefits and reaping the rewards at the taxpayers expense? What do you think about private-rent tenants? I know plenty (including my own sons, who are paying a fortune in rents, unable to be able to save and get on the housing ladder - I find your comments displeasing. |
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I do feel that your comments about the jobless are unwarranted - the implication being that it is somehow a desirable position to be in. Your point "...unless from another land" really destroys the credibility of the point being made. |
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You simply flag up a very real issue. The reality is that benefits cannot be given to those who have more than a certain level of assets. And yes - buying a house does constitute an asset here. The rules say you have to be homeless and pretty much penniless to get state aid benefits. If you are in rented accomadation then the last thing your local council wants is to play the revolving door housing game and move people out of one rented place to another - easier just to pay the rent. Those who have a mortgage often ignore sensible advice regarding Protection Policies. Critical Illness cover attached to your life assurance is usually relatively cheap and often has subsidiary benefits such as £20k or £30k child cover that does not affect the main policy if you have to claim on it. Simply Income Replacement plans again are not that expensive and pay out a monthly income for a year- to keep the wolf from the door after an illness or accident. Two friends of mine - one a Policeman and one a Civil Engineer. The Policeman took advice from an IFA selected by his Police Fedaration and he had Life and Critical Illness cover. The Civil Engineer poo pooed such cover and only had ordinary life cover. Sadly both wive’s contracted breast cancer - the Policeman claimed on their Critical Illness policy and whilst it is an ill wind - both he and his wife were much relieved to find that the policy would pay out and that their house was now theirs. The Policeman was able to work less hours as their outgoings were much less and was able to help his wife recover from her op. In contrast the Civil Engineer has to try to work more hours as his wife could no longer work plus they struggled as their children needed looking after. The financial consequences of the Civil Engineers decision not to adequately protect his family were pretty severe. He still had to pay his mortgage. We have to insure our cars by law. And yet some people fail to realise that insuring the item that provides ALL the income within a household (ie the wage earners) is really rather sensible. Last edited by Darcydog; 22nd January 2018 at 09:03.. Reason: I toned it down a bit..... |
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