job seekers benefit for single people how much

[big-all]

some may not cover all housing
some but all council tax may be covered
there are actually 2 rates for single people can you guess what they are [19-20] [21-plus]

 

[Norcon]

It's £71 quid.
Where do they get the money to pay the council tax? I suppose it can be claimed also.

I know a guy on jsa who's also an alcoholic. He gets an extra £80 quid per week just because he's got a drink problem.

You have too sign on now every fortnight to claim jsa like it was in the nineties when the tories ruled.
Labour relaxed the system as they always do to make it easy for the shirkers and workshy.

Thats why labour should never be allowed to rule this country.
They encourage parasitic behaviour.

Digressing here but did you know that for every farmer in the UK there is departmental official in defra or some other argicultural quango watching over that farmers shoulder?

Is it any wonder this country is fooked!

 

[big-all]

the housing costs are covered up to a point then any extra must be made up from the job seekers allowance
same goes for the council tax but some councils are talking about making the unemployed pay part

 

[Norcon]

the housing costs are covered up to a point

You mean their rent or mortgage is paid for them?

then any extra must be made up from the job seekers allowance

How much extra?

same goes for the council tax but some councils are talking about making the unemployed pay part

So it gets paid by the tax payer. Thats what I thought.

Nearly half a million last year were struck off jsa because they wern't doing enough to find work. Those were the fraudsters.
With labour in power they get away with it.

 

[AronSearle]

What did single people do before benefits.

Most of them moved back home, or stayed with friends.

"I think we've been through a period where too many people have been given to understand that if they have a problem, it's the government's job to cope with it. 'I have a problem, I'll get a grant.' 'I'm homeless, the government must house me.' They're casting their problem on society. And, you know, there is no such thing as society. There are individual men and women, and there are families. And no government can do anything except through people, and people must look to themselves first. It's our duty to look after ourselves and then, also to look after our neighbour. People have got the entitlements too much in mind, without the obligations. There's no such thing as entitlement, unless someone has first met an obligation."

And people say thatcher is the one that destroyed family values.

 

[crank39]

When i was out of work a few years ago i needed to sign on, didn't want to, thought i'd be back working in no time but just in case and to keep my NI up to date i thought it best, this is after 3 months of living off my savings.

£65 a week i was given

My only saving grace was the DWP paid the interest on my mortgage so that was swapped to interest only while out of work otherwise i'd of lost the house, suprisingly northern rock were very sympathetic and assured me they would not take my house, it was them who suggested speaking with the DWP.

Anyway, other than the mortgage payment for which i truely was grateful for to the DWP and Labour of course who bought that ruling in i had £65 to pay for...

Gas
Electric
Mobile phone
Internet
TV licence
Food
Dog food

There was one particular bill/expense i really found hard to swallow and ironically it was the smallest out of the the lot and that was the £3.60 bus fare i had to find out of the £65 every fortnight to go and sign on, i was repeatedly told it was accounted for within my money.....some days i was close to tears........jesus i couldn't even find 3 pound bloody sixty.

There were weeks where i couldn't eat for a couple of days once all the bills were paid, other weeks i could eat, i remember a time when i had 2 quid left in my pocket to last just under a week, i had no food for me or the dog, i looked at her happy little face, her not knowing what the hell was going on, gave her a big hug and spent my last 2 quid on dog food.

 

[ajrtd]

I voted for the lower rate knowing that I couldn't live on the higher let alone lower rate myself.

The only people I know that are on the dole have made it their living. So whatever the rate is, it must be sufficient to survive on and enough to stop them doing a days work.

 

[Norcon]

crank39 wrote

had to find out of the £65 every fortnight to go and sign on

Was that not £130 per fortnight?

 

[crank39]

Yes

 

[big-all]

the housing costs are covered up to a point

You mean their rent or mortgage is paid for them?

then any extra must be made up from the job seekers allowance

How much extra?

same goes for the council tax but some councils are talking about making the unemployed pay part

So it gets paid by the tax payer. Thats what I thought.

Nearly half a million last year were struck off jsa because they wern't doing enough to find work. Those were the fraudsters.
With labour in power they get away with it.

no the mortgadge is never paid after a qualifying period they will pay the interest at an assumed rate that is less than the actual rate they assume you are getting the lowest possible so the shortfall has to be made up from the job seaker but thats after around 6 months i think it is with half or no housing/mortgadge help

the rent extra fully depends on the actual difference
each council will have a preset maximum for each group

Nearly half a million last year were struck off jsa because they wern't doing enough to find work. Those were the fraudsters.
With labour in power they get away with it.

wildly and inaccurate assumption i am afraid
yes some are swinging the lead and trying it on that will always happen
if your figures are accurate they will include people with health issues including people with learning difficulties disabilities in wheechairs and other that are unable to understand what is happening [/quote]

 

[Norcon]

wildly and inaccurate assumption i am afraid

You cannot prove otherwise. It could likely be much higher. I had a link that states how many but cannot find it now.

How is it you know so much about the benefits system?
Either you've worked in it or you are constantly claiming benefits?

 

[big-all]

wildly and inaccurate assumption i am afraid

You cannot prove otherwise. It could likely be much higher. I had a link that proves it but cannot find it now.

you are simply assuming they are all fraudulent
i can say from the group i help that most are dazed in the headlight and havent got a clue whats happening
its farcical they have downs sindrome [learning difficulties]a helper has to take them to the provider because they cannot cope on there own
they cannot complete the tasks as required as the assesment says they are fit for "normal" work requirements but off course they are quite child like in reaction

a lot appeal and common sense prevails

 

[Norcon]

I see.... so you're helping ******* to claim from the benefits system.

 

[joinerjohn]

Living in social housing (council flat if you must know) , I know that if I became unemployed, I'd get approx £71 per week cash but my rent and council tax would be covered (so approx £75 for rent and £20 for council tax. Therefore the actual total benefit is worth £166 per week.

Last time I was unemployed, I got around £56 a week, in my pocket (but was paying most of that out for elec, gas, tv licence (yep us unemployed people also had TV's) and what food I could afford. Couldn't afford to go to the local whatsoever, and like crank39, I too struggled to find the £3:60p for the day saver bus fare into town and back, once a fortnight.

 

[big-all]

I see.... so you're helping ******* to claim from the benefits system.

i respectuflly suggest your comments are better aimed at yourself if that is your attitude