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What are 'essentials'
whistles
Member Posts: 1,603 Disability Gamechanger
Can't sleep so.
Just nosing on one of the government websites about sanctions- I remembered about the I Daniel Blake film and it brought this up.
It doesn't say what essentials actually are does it, but isn't it a tad insulting if they cut your money and then dictate where you spend it?
The money somewhere else, begging off friends or family I presume.
And because its linked to the rent element, stopping it might effectively stops your rent. Hasn't anyone high up not thought that's a really **** idea! If there is one thing I think is a bad idea about UC, it's that.
I've turned off the heating because what I get now to live on it needs to be only when its 'essential'. But according to this they will give you a hardship payment. So how many of us live in hardship already.
Pointless thread. Can't sleep.
Just nosing on one of the government websites about sanctions- I remembered about the I Daniel Blake film and it brought this up.
Help if your payment is stopped or reduced
You can ask for a hardship payment if you can’t pay for rent, heating, food or hygiene needs because you got a sanction. You’ll repay it through your Universal Credit payments - they’ll be lower until you pay it back.
You must be 18 or over.
You’ll have to show that you’ve tried to:
- find the money from somewhere else
- only spend money on essentials
It doesn't say what essentials actually are does it, but isn't it a tad insulting if they cut your money and then dictate where you spend it?
The money somewhere else, begging off friends or family I presume.
And because its linked to the rent element, stopping it might effectively stops your rent. Hasn't anyone high up not thought that's a really **** idea! If there is one thing I think is a bad idea about UC, it's that.
I've turned off the heating because what I get now to live on it needs to be only when its 'essential'. But according to this they will give you a hardship payment. So how many of us live in hardship already.
Pointless thread. Can't sleep.
Do not follow me, I don't know where I am going.
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That's actually what the gov. site says.
your all sooo funny.
id say that what debbiedo49 said: Is correct, my lists for essentials are always the same
and I’m sure @whistles would agree that heating and lighting, are basis essentials
Hygiene essentials. Sanitary and poop paper.
Food, but needs to be pre packaged for me. Some might see that as a luxury, but I can't cook.
But I've turned it off as I won't be able to afford to use what I was.
It awful in this day and ages people are cold and hungry
Are these utility companies actually over charging? They know you need the service.
I don't think I will ever be well enough to go back to work, so it's a live of checking the prices. I feel like a pensioner already!
Did you apply for the winter payment scheme, can’t remember its proper name, with your energy provider?
but unfortunately I doubt that will ever happen
On the one hand that's good and on the other suggests they don't get enough money then.
If it's not seven days for example.
Who knows this winter I might qualify for something I wasn't entitled to this winter.
My memory fails me if it went below freezing for that long.
thats what I was trying to remember, I do it online and have a reminder on my phone to apply in September or check with my provider if it’s available.
@whistles,
thats is not fair really , you lose out.
and I think 7 consecutive days is far too long, it didn’t used to be 7 I thought it was 3 days.
i only received 1 payment this winter
This would have been an example of what my life is like if someone doesn't prompt me to do a financial task. I forget. Not important in the grand scheme of things, but it actually is!
Got told I didn't need prompting.
Why is thread unanswered?
Its got replies.
It's just a random couldn't sleep whistles thread. No right or wrong answer.
I am being so good aren't I.
It's lovely to just chat.
Surprised because we had the snow and temps dropped to real feel -10!