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Post by Admin on Aug 4, 2017 7:57:14 GMT
Over 60,000 households are hit by the new benefits cap which STOPS Brits raking in more in handouts than the average wage
68,000 homes have been subject to the new benefits cap, according to the DWP
Households can only claim handouts of £20,000 in Britain or £23,000 in London
The tougher cap was introduced in a bid to tackle UK's ballooning benefits bill
it does seem odd to me that folk in work get less than some on the dole a man with three kids and a wife has a full time job he gets£20.000 per year
some one on the dole with a wife and three kids gets more
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Post by Deleted on Aug 6, 2017 11:33:23 GMT
Normally I would be against any cut in state benefits, but this one I applaud. There are people out there who are having larger and larger family's for no other reason than to get more benefit. Then you have the landlords that rent their property to those receiving benefit that charge inordinate rents for their property knowing that it will be paid by the benefits department. It's about time a stop was put on both these practices.
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Post by Admin on Aug 8, 2017 6:51:41 GMT
hi adam
Birmingham council house tenants pay about £100 per week rent some more some less there is a maximum amount of rent that the housing benefit dept will pay to a tenant for his rent I think its about £460 per month any thing over that the tenant has to find him self if his rent is £500 per month then he has to find the £40 him self out of his benefits
now if a landlord has a five bed house to rent at shall we say £650 per month and the tenant gets £460 in rent now that makes a short fall of £190 per month that the tenant had to find out of his benefits now if hes got five or six kids and hes getting £20.000 per year hes still on to a good thing so would you not like a five bed house to rent £190 per month now if he goes to work and gets paid £20.000 per year who is better off the man in work or the man on benefits?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 8, 2017 18:55:32 GMT
As I understand it, though it's a long time since I spoke to anybody on benefits. The amount of benefit you claim toward your rent will equal the average rent for your area if you are renting in the private sector. If you rent from the Council they well pay the whole amount of your rent as Councils are not though to be profit making and therefore likely to overcharge.
This of course depends on your circumstances, money you have in the bank and pensions or part time work. Of course they will deduct the bedroom tax depending on the amount of rooms you have and people living in the house. |
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Post by Admin on Aug 8, 2017 19:31:29 GMT
like iv said six kids mom and dad 5 bed house no bedroom tax each room is in use £20.000 per year in hand outs is better that £20.000 for going to work that's if you can get a full time job that's pays £20 .000
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Post by Deleted on Aug 9, 2017 19:51:19 GMT
Well according to statistics the average wage in the UK in 2016-2017 was £27,200 per annum or approximately £523.00 per week. So after tax and other deductions benefit claimants at the rate of £20,000 per annum or approximately £385 a week would be about right.
The thing is I doubt very much that the real average wage is £27,000 p.a. The same as I doubt that there are enough claimants claiming £20,000 p.a. to make a great deal of difference in the scale of things and the few cases there may be are being used as an excuse for stringent cuts in benefit. As usual I don't think any change in benefit rates will affect those that it's supposed to be aimed at because they know all the tricks and fiddles. Those that will end up paying as usual are the genuine cases.
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