Marv
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Good grief, isn't that for the most vulnerable?
Supposed to be but doesn't anyone over a certain age qualify? So even if your a millionaire you get it.
Good grief, isn't that for the most vulnerable?
If it makes you feel better you can report it, but as others have said I would probably move on.
Realistically the chances of anything happening even if you did report it are probably very slim (but then if we said that about everything nothing would get reported)
Well then dont complain that 'people' are not talking about what you are talking about when they are and you havent noticed.I’m very sorry I’ve not responded to you. I might not have read your post, I might have ignored it. I might spend a small amount of time on AVF nowadays. That’s the Beauty of forums. Nobody owes anyone anything. This could be my last post for a month and I wouldn’t think twice about it.
As far has I'm aware it's for pensioners on a certain benefit and for other vulnerable people on a low incomeSupposed to be but doesn't anyone over a certain age qualify? So even if your a millionaire you get
As far has I'm aware it's for pensioners on a certain benefit and for other vulnerable people on a low income
I disagree. I believe the amount of people sponging off the government is huge. If people can get something for nothing then they will take it. My recent experience of this was the furlough system and tradesmen going to work as normal but instead of being paid digitally, they were paid Cash.
FWIW, I don’t have an issue with people genuinely coming in to hard times, people with disabilities and low paid workers being subsidised.
To be fair, those people on this thread who have a disability and claiming benefits will naturally have a biased perspective on this based on their situation. Even more so if they have been investigated.
That's incorrect I received it and I got £140 and I'm only 45No. Its only pensioners who receive it.
Those of us under pension age and on certain benefits may get a little bit of money if the weather is under 0c for 7 consecutive days, between November and March.
That's incorrect I received it and I got £140 and I'm only 45
No you're correct. I apologise. I was talking about winter benefits in generalThats not the winter fuel allowance.
Where are the statistics to prove that the majority of people who receive benefits deserve them?
That's a bit mean. Pension age is currently 66!Pensioners cost a lot to keep too maybe the should get the lethal injection when they're 65
You'll be very unpopular on here* by posting actual facts and having years of experience regarding the matter at hand.Welfare rights officer and benefit trainer here, 14 years's experience dealing with approx 15 clients a week for 10 of those years, around 5 pw now (new job is part-time).
My outcome monitoring shows that over 70% of the clients I deal with aren't getting the benefits they're entitled to, either because they aren't aware they're entitled to them and haven't claimed or because of errors in their claims. In some cases, this has led to five-figure arrears payments.
In all that time, the number of clients who are getting benefits they aren't entitled to has been tiny. In approx 1/3 of those cases, that has been because of errors on the part of the DWP. My success rate at appeal tribunals is 100%, which to me indicates that an awful lot of errors are made by DWP and lots of clients are disadvantaged by incorrect decisions.
"Deserve" is a moral judgment, and I don't make moral judgments about clients' entitlement, only legal ones. Entitlement is set out in law and is not governed by value judgments about claimants' worthiness.
What you onabout, Child Benefit is means tested. Some people have to pay it back
? Not sure where you are coming from here...the claimant who forges there tenancy agreement to show £450 a month instead of £400..individual gains...the claimant who does not declare they are working...the individual gains ....the claimant who does not report other benefits...the individual gains...the claimant who does not report a partner living with them...the individual gains...the claimant who does not report their true capital...the individual gains... and so on and so on...Housing benefit? Possibly, though individual claimants wouldn't gain from this, just wealthy property owners.
I'll reply to this fully another time (or maybe @LakieLady can do so for me?).? Not sure where you are coming from here...the claimant who forges there tenancy agreement to show £450 a month instead of £400..individual gains...the claimant who does not declare they are working...the individual gains ....the claimant who does not report other benefits...the individual gains...the claimant who does not report a partner living with them...the individual gains...the claimant who does not report their true capital...the individual gains... and so on and so on...
Welfare rights officer and benefit trainer here