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No that has to pay my rent as well which is £1100 a month. So I'm only left with 800 for pay ALL bills and buy all food for month. Like monthly food is about 400 then paying bills etc literally get left with like £50 a month to be able to buy my baby anything
Definitely not from a place of privilege at all! A life of working class struggle actually thanks for the inconsiderate comments
And yeah of course if you work part time your gonna get shitty pay that's obvious 🙄
It is frustrating but £1950 per month is still a decent monthly amount. Before going on maternity leave, one of my previous jobs I was working 55-60 hours a week and earned £1700 a month. I understand SEN things can cost a lot and unfortunately basic essentials take up a huge chunk of money now too but maybe see if there's any way you can save a few extra pounds where you can if you're worried about not having enough left for your child like non branded stuff etc. it'll all add up and help 😊
Incognito, even when I was working full time. I wasn't making that much money. I have to agree with @Lauren on this one. As much as I get your perspective, we're all having to make ends meet.
I get what youre saying but Other mum's have to work full time + overtime to barely get what you're getting + they don't get to spend time with their kids and probably have to pay for nursery ( or on the better occasion they have family to look after them )just to get by and pay all their bills as well. I just don't see what this post was about as it seems like you're getting a lot and every single one of us has to get by somehow at the end of the day.
People working have it worse. I would love to have my rent covered by taxpayers.
I had to go on universal credit as my partner left me very unexpectedly when I was 8 months pregnant so I had no choice but to apply for it. I feel incredibly thankful knowing i have a roof over mine and my baby’s head. I’m definitely not on it for the fun of it, I was working full time/had my own business before all this happened. my whole world turned upside down and I was just in a hole, it honestly saved me. However, I would never complain at the fact that I don’t get a lot, as tbh I’m so grateful for anything I get. And I cannot wait to go back to work in Jan and show my daughter I’m independent and work hard for our money, but for now, I’m just in survival mode as a new single parent. Everyone’s just surviving at this point. So let’s be grateful we even get anything 💕
Ooh I'm sorry you think I choose not to work? I DEFINITELY DO NOT get it easier when a lot of money comes from me and my child having severe disability which means I have to buy my son specialist toys and clothes and equipment which run costs of upto like 200 a month easy if not more and because of this I have cancelled my phone contract, my sky contracts and other bills etc just to cover this. So if you being disabled and having to care for a disabled child is the easy life your sick
I 100% agree Lucy I just think when it comes to people who have to permanently be on it or who have disabled children that need specialist things we should be offered them instead of given money that only covers about half the costs. I don't care about the money because it just goes on his needs anyway I would prefer them to provide me with the specialist toys and sensory equipment and special clothes he needs as this would be definitely more help then the money at this point.
Noone said you're choosing not to go to work, what we are saying is that if you was to get a regular job, you would probably be getting the same amount if not less and not even get to be at home with your child. Everyone has to get by is what we are saying and you're complaining about the amount you are getting when most of us are on less or equal, not many people get more than that in their full time jobs, just as @Lauren said she had to work 60 hours a week to get less..... sorry about you and your child's disability but noone has it easy for you to complain about the amount you are getting
Like what you people think being on benefits is fun? Having to deal with and look after myself and my sen child every day. My partner not being able to work as he has to help both of us daily. How is that fun if me and my partner worked we would get atleast 3000 if not more. So definitely not the fun choice
@Sarah🦄 she has a disabled child so it’s not even that much. I wouldn’t call her lucky, £1950 with a disabled child is a pisstake. She should be receiving much more given I imagine she’s a carer for her child too. Specialist disabled equipment is very expensive. Ignore the naysayers Incog, nobody would purposely want to be on benefits. Sadly the media and govt like to direct hatred towards benefit recipients as it’s easier to blame the poor, than look at the real culprits.
Omg these comments are crazy… of course things are messed up at the moment but it’s not like this mum is getting all that money when just chilling at home, wtf? I earn £1400 a month working full time as a TA and it’s ridiculous and unfair. I literally spend all of that on rent (living in an expensive city sucks). HOWEVER I am lucky enough to have a spouse with good wages and my disability is not severe enough to cost me extra money. This mum is living on the bare minimum for two people. Things suck for all of us but the reason she gets more than a regular full time job is because she needs it.
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Thank marina and neena I appreciate it. Felt like I was going crazy there for second and felt like shit tbh. Appreciate there are kind people who see my issues
I rarely tell people I’m on benefits, as I feel embarrassed but actually why should I? I didn’t ask to be in this situation and neither did you! Hope you’re okay!
Don’t be embarrassed. That’s what we pay taxes for. Embarrassing is that billionaires are not paying their taxes in this country and they are taking their money to hoard it in other places. Embarrassing is that the government is doing nothing about the rich getting richer and the middle class and lower class getting poorer in this country. That’s embarrassing. No one should struggle because they have a disability or they are going through a difficult time.
No one lives luxuriously on benefits. We are looking for the enemy in all the wrong places…
@Neena I wasn't dimissing that & apologies for coming across that way. There must be more support out there for the child?🤷🏼♀️
Here's some resources; https://www.wellchild.org.uk/get-support/information-hub/grants-for-families/ https://www.gov.uk/help-for-disabled-child https://www.scope.org.uk/advice-and-support/benefits-funding-extra-costs-disabled-child https://sandcastletrust.org/grants-and-other-funding/ https://www.familyfund.org.uk/ https://essential-aba-childcare.com/blog/curated-list-of-free-send-resources-in-the-uk If you're in Scotland; https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/scotland/benefits/sick-or-disabled-people-and-carers/child-disability-payment-s/other-benefits-and-help-if-you-get-child-disability-payment-s/ I'm sorry that you're struggling & feeling as though you're drowing in it. Taking it out on people online, may be a great way to vent. However, the way it comes across isn't great & I interpreted that you were ungrateful. That's on me & apologies for getting the wrong end of the stick. If its help & support that you need, maybe this is a call for help & you were unsure on where to look.
Some more; https://contact.org.uk/help-for-families/information-advice-services/benefits-financial-help/disability-living-allowance/dla-and-other-financial-help/ https://www.disability-grants.org/grants-for-children.html Discounts for travel; https://www.scope.org.uk/advice-and-support/free-discount-event-pa https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/social-care-and-support-guide/care-services-equipment-and-care-homes/household-gadgets-and-equipment-to-make-life-easier/ https://www.gov.uk/help-for-disabled-child
I hate being on benefits especially since I don’t even get enough to last me a month for me and my daughter, I get less then half of what you get! there’s nothing more frustrating then someone thinking bad of me because I get my money from the government, I’d love to work but right now it’s not an option
I work full time plus overtime and only come out with £1800 to pay rent and all other bills a month I also have a child with autism. I'm away from my children alot more than I would like to be just to make ends meet.. It's hard from both sides being at work and being on benefits, life is just hard for everyone at the minute
Is that how much people get on benefits?? That's more than what I get from working my part time job! You're clearly from a place of privilage & earn a decent amount of money per month. Luck you!