Reply to: New Universal Credit Claimant

[vetran]

Universal credit is hilarious. They decided we needed just £230 a month to pay all our bills, buy food, and save enough money so that when I went back to work I'd be able to afford to. Bearing in mind I had just come out of hospital after being in a coma for 24 days, and in hospital having my bowel removed, it was less than helpfull.

As for IPSE who have still not even responded to my request to see if I could claim. No idea why I'm paying for them if I'm honest... Only been 13 months I guess. Maybe they are short staffed.


I absolutely get the system, UC is brilliant if you are working the same system, if you are prepared to work it and claim for everything you believe you are entitled to, but if you have worked all your life and have the slightest bit of decency it's frankly hopeless.

It SHOULD be better than lots of cottage industry benefits which is what it is replacing, the fact it is not is probably because the designers have never realised that benefits are actually needed to respond to life changes. People being paid weekly waiting 6 weeks to get any benefits is an obvious clanger.

Needs managerial courage and intelligence.

[Lost It]

Universal credit is hilarious. They decided we needed just £230 a month to pay all our bills, buy food, and save enough money so that when I went back to work I'd be able to afford to. Bearing in mind I had just come out of hospital after being in a coma for 24 days, and in hospital having my bowel removed, it was less than helpfull.

As for IPSE who have still not even responded to my request to see if I could claim. No idea why I'm paying for them if I'm honest... Only been 13 months I guess. Maybe they are short staffed.


I absolutely get the system, UC is brilliant if you are working the same system, if you are prepared to work it and claim for everything you believe you are entitled to, but if you have worked all your life and have the slightest bit of decency it's frankly hopeless.

[SueEllen]

No I pointed SE's comment was unreasonable in this context as pointed out they are both unpleasant I would just get popcorn. I you think correcting factual errors is support then you are again off the mark.

In your sexist view you decided my comment was unreasonable.

I pointed out to you if it was the other way round I would be slagging her off similarly.

Time and time again you make the mistake of presuming that everyone has the same life experiences as you.

[WTFH]

Maybe one of his mates who has 2 jobs could give him one?

[NigelJK]

“I have no job, I have no career, I am long-term unemployed,” said Elphicke.

And like a large number of our elected officials, no qualifications.

[vetran]

As you say, a sex offender that brought all this on himself, and yet some on here still try to defend the indefensible because he's a Tory.

He didn't have to live in Fulham; as he's not working he could have lived anywhere in the country and chose a much less expensive neighbourhood.

I'm sure one of the Tory fan-boys will be along soon to tell us why this poor chap has been treated badly and needs all the help us tax payers can give him

No I pointed SE's comment was unreasonable in this context as pointed out they are both unpleasant I would just get popcorn. I you think correcting factual errors is support then you are again off the mark.

[vetran]

Lovely man, convicted sex offender and accused of xenophobia, but he chose not to defend himself on that one. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-21617521

Now buying a ferry is Xenophobic do you boys not realise you have fully jumped the shark?

[NowPermOutsideUK]

He chose fulham because he could not afford Knightsbridge

Unfortunately the housing benefit system actively encourages people to stay in central London because the housing benefit is dependent on the local LHA rates -

If this person lived in wales and paid £300 a month rent it would not make a difference to his take hime pay then if he lived in Fulham paying £1,285 which is the LHA max rate

[Whorty]

Lovely man, convicted sex offender and accused of xenophobia, but he chose not to defend himself on that one. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-21617521

As you say, a sex offender that brought all this on himself, and yet some on here still try to defend the indefensible because he's a Tory.

He didn't have to live in Fulham; as he's not working he could have lived anywhere in the country and chose a much less expensive neighbourhood.

I'm sure one of the Tory fan-boys will be along soon to tell us why this poor chap has been treated badly and needs all the help us tax payers can give him

[WTFH]

Lovely man, convicted sex offender and accused of xenophobia, but he chose not to defend himself on that one. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-21617521

[vetran]

Guess you didn't realise they are individuals who as MPs are/were both unpleasant in different ways.?

If it happened the other way round I would call her sponging -
https://www.itv.com/news/meridian/20...our-second-job

hey just because there are scumbags no reason to support the losing side..

[SueEllen]

Funny a man decides to claim off his better paid wife he is sponging, yet if the wife does the same she is getting what she is entitled to.

Maybe check your gender privilege?

Guess you didn't realise they are individuals who as MPs are/were both unpleasant in different ways.?

If it happened the other way round I would call her sponging -
https://www.itv.com/news/meridian/20...our-second-job

[vetran]

Funny a man decides to claim off his better paid wife he is sponging, yet if the wife does the same she is getting what she is entitled to.

Maybe check your gender privilege?


To be fair if anyone is entitled then good on them. If we got it wrong then we need to fix it. If they lied we need to prosecute.

[jamesbrown]

There is no shame in claiming everything you are entitled to

Otoh, there is shame in being a whiny, scheming, cretin who is overly focused on the minutia of what UK tax they can avoid next.

[NowPermOutsideUK]

There is no shame in claiming everything you are entitled to