Same for myself and my partner! Absolutely ridiculousWhen I was last unemployed we went through the entire assessment - husband and I as I couldn't claim it just for myself, only to then be told I wouldn't get anything as my husband is paid too much and would be able to support me. Waste of my bloody time!!
What I don't get is why the government is subsidising savings for people on universal credit?
Is it even enough left over to save anything???!
Get help with savings if you’re on a low income (Help to Save)
Get help with savings if you're on a low income (Help to Save) - how it works, what you'll get, eligibility, how it affects your benefits and how to apply online.www.gov.uk
That makes me so angry. Just look at carers on UC, working 24/7 and saving social services hundreds of thousands of pounds in some cases, yet they clearly aren’t making enough effort!Boris Johnson Says Universal Credit Claimants Should Rely On Their Own 'Efforts' Not Welfare
PM risks backlash as he defends £1,000-year cuts due in Octoberwww.huffingtonpost.co.uk
Conservative MPs call on Boris Johnson to make temporary £20 Universal Credit uplift permanent ahead of October deadline
The temporary increase in Universal Credit was introduced last year amid the COVID-19 pandemic and extended in March - but it is due to be scrapped in early October.news.sky.com
Boris doesn't have a clue how the average person has to live and when his own party is telling him to keep it, that should tell him something. If he gets rid of the £20 for people and doesn't extend it to legacy benefits then he will soon find out how unpopular that will make him.
Throughout Covid I found myself not working again (it is a long story), and we had the same situation again where they deemed my husband as earning too much. I genuinely had to fight tooth and nail to get a little bit of cash, It was made harder as you couldn't see anyone face to face due to Covid so it was all rubbish journal entries and me ringing up the jobcentre day and night. I came off it two months ago but told my husband that it was my last ever experience on there.Same for myself and my partner! Absolutely ridiculous
I sent a cheeky message to them on my journal, basically asking even if there was anything at all, I could claim! Just to take pressure off my partner more than anything! He's paying utilities, rent , council tax, Internet! Basically told 'nothing" as he's just over the threshold where we can still claim u.c!Throughout Covid I found myself not working again (it is a long story), and we had the same situation again where they deemed my husband as earning too much. I genuinely had to fight tooth and nail to get a little bit of cash, It was made harder as you couldn't see anyone face to face due to Covid so it was all rubbish journal entries and me ringing up the jobcentre day and night. I came off it two months ago but told my husband that it was my last ever experience on there.
I think the general thought is if youre living as a cohabiting couple the bills would be spilt right down the middle, therefore you would both be paying into a joint account and have joint savings to use to pay the bills if one of you came out of work.I sent a cheeky message to them on my journal, basically asking even if there was anything at all, I could claim! Just to take pressure off my partner more than anything! He's paying utilities, rent , council tax, Internet! Basically told 'nothing" as he's just over the threshold where we can still claim u.c!
He is able to support me of course, but it makes it more difficult
I bet if you applied for one of those jobs they would then say well clearly you lied on your PIP as you said you have CP but we saw you applying to work full time in a warehouse and you can carry heavy trays loaded with plates!I’m on it and I think it’s awful.
Signed up initially after finishing university so they could aid me in finding a job. Laughable effort. I have cerebral palsy which means I struggle to walk, stay on my feet, and carry things (I receive full PIP and told them all of this) - no word of a lie EVERY job they sent me for was inappropriate - I was told to apply for the Amazon warehouse (you know the one where you’re on your feet working for your Entire shift and you’re penalised if you’re too slow?) turned that down they told me to try waitressing (again on my feet and having to carry heavy plates - impossible) they then implied i was trying it on and being purposely difficult because I was turning the jobs down.
Gave up, decided to go back to university to complete my masters, told them this so they could adjust my payments (this was in october 2020). Guess when they paid me my first payment of UC? Go on?
July this year. Yes really. This was after months of arguing back and forth with them as they based my payment off of how much student loan I am entitled to and they refused to believe how much I was getting and again implied I was lying. In July I finally sorted it, and they pay me the princely sum of £30 a week
The thing is, i still live at home with my mother - so I really appreciate the privileged position I’m in, I really appreciate that I don’t rely on UC to get by and I’m just using it as ‘pocket money’ on top of PIP. But the way they run the system is AWFUL, they really see you as just a number, there’s no considering those who really do rely on that money.
I once sent a cheeky sarcastic message once in my journal saying something along the line, ' I know I'm at the bottom of the pile and not that important...' As we got told our claim was not important and we were at the bottom of a list.I sent a cheeky message to them on my journal, basically asking even if there was anything at all, I could claim! Just to take pressure off my partner more than anything! He's paying utilities, rent , council tax, Internet! Basically told 'nothing" as he's just over the threshold where we can still claim u.c!
He is able to support me of course, but it makes it more difficult
A benefit system shake up has been long overdue it has always been far too cushty to be on the dole long term in the uk. However they've gone from easy hand outs to extreme jumping through hoops over night with one huge change. It's made it far too difficult for those genuinely in need to recieve the help they need. I do think we need a simpler and fairer system for all but more importantly work should pay and benefits should not provide a lifestyle of luxury that's unachievable for those in work. Again its swings and round abouts because I know plenty who live far better than I do who claim uc then theres others who survive because they claim uc. Baffling.
Exactly!I bet if you applied for one of those jobs they would then say well clearly you lied on your PIP as you said you have CP but we saw you applying to work full time in a warehouse and you can carry heavy trays loaded with plates!
Wait, you got a student loan AND UC? That wasn’t allowed in my day.I’m on it and I think it’s awful.
Signed up initially after finishing university so they could aid me in finding a job. Laughable effort. I have cerebral palsy which means I struggle to walk, stay on my feet, and carry things (I receive full PIP and told them all of this) - no word of a lie EVERY job they sent me for was inappropriate - I was told to apply for the Amazon warehouse (you know the one where you’re on your feet working for your Entire shift and you’re penalised if you’re too slow?) turned that down they told me to try waitressing (again on my feet and having to carry heavy plates - impossible) they then implied i was trying it on and being purposely difficult because I was turning the jobs down.
Gave up, decided to go back to university to complete my masters, told them this so they could adjust my payments (this was in october 2020). Guess when they paid me my first payment of UC? Go on?
July this year. Yes really. This was after months of arguing back and forth with them as they based my payment off of how much student loan I am entitled to and they refused to believe how much I was getting and again implied I was lying. In July I finally sorted it, and they pay me the princely sum of £30 a week
The thing is, i still live at home with my mother - so I really appreciate the privileged position I’m in, I really appreciate that I don’t rely on UC to get by and I’m just using it as ‘pocket money’ on top of PIP. But the way they run the system is AWFUL, they really see you as just a number, there’s no considering those who really do rely on that money.
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