Income support and CSA (rates going up)

[MrsSnape]

I got a letter two weeks ago saying that my income support was going up £10 and the rules regarding maintanance have changed and you not get to keep £20 of it rather than £10.

Anyway the changes were supposed to happen last wednesday.

I get paid on a tuesday so got paid the day before the changes were due to happen so does that mean that I'll get the difference this coming tuesday or has someone messed up?

[IllegallyBrunette]

I have heard about the csa thing, but haven't heard anything about IS increasing by £10.

[SpandexIsMyEnemy]

no you get it this week, i've just had mine it's true IB, £10 more.

[MrsSnape]

well it isn't really, it's just that if you get IS, they now allow you £20 of your maintanance when it used to only be £10 so an extra £10 in IS gets paid to absorb it IYSWIM?

[AnarchyAunt]

What???

IB going up by £10????

Is this even if you get no maintainance?

[MrsSnape]

sorry spandex, crossed post!

[MrsSnape]

no anarchy, only if you get maintanance I think.

[AnarchyAunt]

Bummer.

[SpandexIsMyEnemy]

sorry yes mrs snape I didn't say only for maint./OS payments.

mine's fine thou thanks for your elp with it.

[gillybean2]

I though the changes were coming into affect this week (end of October).

And you get to keep the first £20 of any other income now (rather than the £10 it was before). So that could be maintenance, or money from a job (up to 4 hours a week) etc.

[mrsmoooOOOOooortenharket]

ooh, iwondered what that letter was this morning! they don't explain things very clearly do they?!