Being on benefits, should that prevent you going on holiday abroad?
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Well look at it from their point of view, they are working hard paying taxes and NI and their taxes pay yours and mine benefits, so when they see hear of people living on benefits having holidays abroad when they struggle to have a holiday at home or abroad and run a car and ect you can then understand why some people have a go about people living on benefits living a better or good a life as they are and not having paid into, some have and getting this happy go lucky life style. Those claiming benefits because of their disability or from accidents are looked upon as deserving cases they are in the position through no fault of their own. This is what people have c convade to me since I have became a disabled person over the last two years. Comments like well you have paid in over the last forty years, you didn't go out down the pub every week, you don't smoke, you don't drive a nearly new car, you have had only two holidays abroad while you where working doing a second job to pay for it. Some people live on the edge of poverty by their life style and expect the government, tax payer, DWP, NHS to put it right for them. It can't go on for ever, what's the answer???3
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I went away for my impending 50th birthday to Australia in October last year for three months.
And before anybody starts with any snide comments..I have been saving for this for over ten years.
I had a few people question me re: How I could afford this..
Simple I live a basic lifestyle. Dont smoke, hardly drink, and hardly go out! So I have earned this once in a lifetime trip. They are mostly jealous. Just go away. Enjoy yourself. You only live once4 -
I am getting to the point of its nobody's business.
If you have a legitimate reason to claim them you do, end of.
We all know it's not about having paid into the system because, it looks into your contributions for the past two years.
And while I'm on the subject, what's a holiday? That's suggests a break from something.
My conditions go where I do!!6 -
In this day & age families live all over the place so it’s obvious they want to spend time together and why shouldn’t they?
Yes there are are people who may resent someone having a hol for whatever reason so if they worry you just keep it to yourself
Fluctuating symptoms may mean a hol being cancelled so it’s worth checking ins policies well in advance in case a claim needs to be made before/during/after
All of those who resent others will
eventually understand when they experience a friend or relative or even themselves suffering from whatever symptoms affecting their quality of life
wishing those who can make it a happy hol2 -
its a toughie isnt it. certainly debatable. i guess as long as you arent lying about your condition and you cannot work because of it and you dont have crazy money in the bank already then its fine. i guess most people think how can this person go on a huge trip etc etc. but i guess its dependant on the situation. my best friend libes in scotland and i make the trip twice a year to see her but i need taxis and assistance to make the trip and isually i spend the next day in bed paying for it. but when most times your stuck at home these things can make life more bareable. so as i said as long as you really are disabled and it really causes you to be unable to work and you can make the trip then its noones business but your own. being on benifets isnt a contract to say stop living life. its a benifet to help you live it more independantly when you have a disability and cant afford too and you cant work to support yourself. also many people have worked and paid taxes for decades before being on benifets.1
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I did get asked if I had been abroad in the the last year for my pip claim. Did anyone else?
I laughed because I do not own a passport.
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Just go away if you want to, I wouldnt care what anyone else thinks i have minimum of 3 weeks 4 times a year abroad. Just because you cant work doesnt mean you cant travel.
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7 years later I hope they've been and come back 😉
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I don't have a passport either, and in fact never really go much further than 5 - 10 miles from home. (That might change when my powerchair gets here, but probably not until dog is gone).
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4 foreign holidays a year on benefits?
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"4 foreign holidays a year on benefits?"
This sounds a perfect story for the Daily Mail or the GB News, I guess!
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yes whats wrong with 4, They really help me cope. I love watching GB news plus they always have someone on the left to argue counter points so you get a broad discussion with different opinions :-)
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It is my opinion that you are showing a lack of self awareness here. Alot of working people couldn't afford 4 foreign holidays a year.
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So I should not have them then, just stay at home and sit indoors or only travel in great britain instead? Thanks.
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If you’re claiming benefits, you are legally allowed to go abroad for holidays. You just need to follow the rules, like sticking to the time limits for travel and making sure you still meet the conditions of your claim. There’s no rule saying you can’t take more than one holiday a year.
Planning and saving for a holiday is a responsible way to look after your wellbeing. It does not mean you are “taking advantage” it means you’re managing your life wisely. Everyone deserves rest, connection, and the chance to enjoy life. Being on benefits doesn’t make you any less worthy of that.
People should not be judged or shamed for how they spend their money, especially when they’re following the rules. Dignity isn’t something you earn by working. It’s something we all deserve.
Enjoy your holidays, Pereto. If I could still travel I would be sat right beside you!
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Agree
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Not many people in their right minds would agree that someone who claims that they're unable to work could still have the physical and mental readiness to travel abroad on holidays 4 times a year. A trip abroad necessitates a degree of fitness, both physically and mentally, not only embarking on the trip, but also, taking steps to manage these during travels and adapting to new environments, routines, and potential stressors.
Needless to add that there's a large number of people who are working full time and are still struggling to pay their utility bills and can only afford to travel abroad on YouTube.
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What's that got to do with a non-means tested benefit ?
I hope that you told them what they could do with the question …..?
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Always Greatsay there will be people ready and willing to judge all of us. What do they pretend to know that I/we don't?
Philosophically speaking I couldn't prove to you that I (or anyone else) exists. This could all be a dream you're having.
I'd question most what right anyone else has to judge me. They've no idea what it's really like to be me. As I don't them. As long as they aren't harming anyone else, their lives and choices are none of my business.
I very much encourage you to live your own life. Make your own decisions that are best for you. It's nobody else's business and regrets are only bad for us.
That I travelled as widely as I could when I could gives me great comfort now that I no longer can.
As the song sang more than once, enjoy yourself, it's later than you think...
😺
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I can’t work and there was a period I went away abroad 3 times last year for a total less than 14 days combined. That was with family who help me when I’m abroad otherwise I wouldn’t be go. Reading this thread I feel I now can’t go away anywhere abroad now.
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