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No it isn't.
Can't be bothered with the rest of your shit.
If she genuinely cannot work the other two days, and she desperately needs the money, then I see no problem with her claiming benefits. What I suspect the real motive is is that Ilora just doesn't want to work. She's proved that before ("I'm too good to work in a shop") and clearly nothing has changed.
Not everyone on benefits is honest. I think most are, but I don't think Ilora is.
She's not on benefits yet, just looking into if she's eligible. Tbh, most of the information provided in this thread suggests otherwise, but there's no harm in looking into it, surely?
She may well have enough disposable income to spend £60 on a bra, that doesn't mean she shouldn't get the benefits on top of that if she's entitled to it.
it is a contribution based benefit, and a 20 year old (or not far off it) will unlikely have contributed enough to get it.
http://www.jobcentreplus.gov.uk/JCP/Customers/WorkingAgeBenefits/dev_008025.xml.html
You may be able to get some DLA though maybe, although youd be bloody lucky.
Indeed it is. And I know that because I do days at school and days at a nursery as part of my work placement.
My thoughts exactly.
I haven't worked since then because I was involved in a car accident and have suffered long term injuries which I'm still having private physio for.
Having being diagnosed with EDS type 3, 4 months after being in an RTA has done nothing but derail my wish to earn some money.
Continuing my education is the only thing I'm physically able to do, with help and support from the college itself. Without the colleges 'reasonable adjustments' towards my being able to study there, I'd be screwed and would be forced to give it up.
It's my working life that needs looking at, which is why I'm looking into financial support, whilst I study.
I'm very happy at college, I love what I'm doing! :yes:
Whts' that supposed to mean?
Okay, hope it goes well. Mine only took about three weeks from the time they received my completed form to them giving me some money so hopefully they will process yours quickly too.
There are actually a different set of rules now for young people under 25 years old for this very reason. They are quite complicated and I don't think I can explain them properly as I don't fully understand them myself but basically they are there to protect people's education so if you've not contributed enough NI but have been at college full-time it might apply. They call it YIB (Youth Incapacity Benefit) I think.
Incapacity benefit and income support (due to incapacity) are done as a joint claim now anyway so you do one claim and if they decide that you are entitled to money due to being unfit for work but have made insufficient NI contributions (and can't get the YIB) then you get IS instead.
I don't see how you can sit behind a computer screen in another part of the country and pass judgements on somebody's who's situtaion you really know fuck all about.
I dont judge anyone for claiming stuff, or at least seeing if they are entitled to something. I just am of the opinion Ilora probably wont get anything, because these things arent easy to get.
Plus I sometimes get annoyed if people flaunt what benefits they get, but I must admit, a lot of those flaunting threads were quite a while back.
But as it's been said, there's much worse things that our money is going to.
This isn't politics and debate, this isn't a section for providing your personal views on the benefit system, and it certainly isn't an excuse to act like the very worst kind of judgemental and arrogant fool.
My argument is, that if you cannot work because of ill health or a disability, how can you go to college? College is often harder and as Ilora said herself, demanding on her physically.
I don't see how that relates to her original question. Discussing her situation which we know zilch about really seems to be going off on a very 'i pay my taxes blah blah' tangent which I find boring.
WTF? I really think people are seeing things! I haven't said anything of the sort! In so far as her situation goes I have not passed negative judgement once. I said I applauded Ilora for wanting to go to college rather than sit at home on benefits. Just because I said she wasn't incapacitated doesn't mean I don't think she should claim anything else she is entitled to. You can be disabled and not be incapacitated.
It doesn't seem to matter what I write, all everyone is seeing is "Ilora is a scrounging bum, I shouldn't have to pay my taxes for her to sit on her arse all day", which I have categorically not said once, or even hinted at.
I am beginning to wonder if I am typing one thing and you are all reading something quite different.
However, if someone asks a question on a public forum we can only answer the question based on the information someone provides, therefore everytime we advise on relationships or health in those forums we are discussing someone's situation without really knowing all of the ins and outs. Therefore to suggest we do not discuss people's personal circumstances is absurd.
It's quite different to a thread in relationships. Ilora asked what she was entitled to and has stated quite clearly that although she has a disability, she manages at college and thoroughly enjoys it. I replied because I don't see the point in asking why she goes to college when she cannot work.
I think Ilora is saying that she is able to go to college and just about manage this alone, but can't manage work ontop of college aswell.
Argh! I didn't ask that question! I was trying to point out that in order to claim incapacity benefit one would have to be incapacitated and Ilora, by her own admission, does a very physically demanding course, therefore she can't really claim to be incapacitated.
I am not disputing her illness. I am not saying she is lying and not really in pain. I am not saying she isn't disabled. I am not saying she shouldn't claim anything else under the sun that she is entitled to, I am simply saying that from my own personal experience of my mother applying for incapacity benefit you have to show you are incapacitated.
I didn't ask why she goes to college. I didn't ask why she cannot work (in actual fact I don't recall Ilora saying she cannot work once she has finished her course and I understand that right now she cannot work as well as study because the course she is doing is so tiring). If anything, I would say I was on her side so I don't know what I've done to make people jump all over everything I've said. I'm sure you would all prefer it if I just wrote "scrounging scum" but I've got absolutely no problem with people claiming benefits.
For the record, I work for a benefits agency although not incapacity / disability and therefore have empathy with those trying to claim and coming up against trouble, because I know how trickly even simple benefits can be to claim.
God, now I am beginning to remember why I didn't visit this site for over a year...
I know!!!!!!!! :banghead: I never told her to get a job did I?!
Jesus Christ, love.
What question?