AIBU to thank David Cameron and the other one for buying me a cooker

[CreamolaFoamless]

My cooker oven exploded about 3 weeks ago.

and thanks to the great british system .......which everyone berates at times

I have been given £280 to buy a new cooker.

(I have paid my taxes) but seriously £280 for a new cooker , the month before christmas , thank you

I would never have known this was possible unless a really clued up person advised me about it

no that is the address on letter here and I do know it was sent to birmingham to begin with. I questioned this as Im in scotland

Sorry, my bad!

I just hate to see people boasting about how much of MY tax's their getting, i'm all for a good cause, and everything.

"Sorry, my bad! "

Lol, I can be a little reactionary myself.

i don't think its your tax to be fair champagnevity

If my hard earned money is going on buying people cookers, then i think i should have a say on where it goes.

I just think their are so many better causes, and its not just you that's struggling, everyone is!

The address is a DWP processing site. CCG's are done at central processing centres which is why it would have been sent from Scotland to Brum.

My form came with a pre-paid envelope addressed to somewhere in Wembley.
I'm in Scotland too.
I'm guessing there is more than one processing centre.

If the OP has qualified for this then good on her. You don't just get money thrown at you, you have to meet the criteria and it generally means you aren't in the best of circumstances.

Good luck OP, and enjoy your new cooker

i think its fair to say it is more likely to come from my own tax contributions....however i you want to feel all agrieved thats your call,, i do think jeremy kyle is looking for new audience members

creamola if I were you I would get rid of this thread, I think that it might all turn a bit nasty.

If any elderly people freeze to death IMO it is the fault of govt not creamolafoam.

Did you tick the box for a free flatscreen and some pre-cut fruit?

yip a 52 inch and fresh pineapple

I'm going to go for a 60 inch and some mixed mango and melon.

just to clarify im self employed on a just gets by amount

the whole social fund/community grant was i complete surprise to me

Yep there are processing sites all over. Wembley is a big one. The SF payments have nothing to do with how much tax you have paid - CCG's are based on circumstances and need if you meet the eligibility criteria - eligibility has nothing to do with taxes paid. Sorry to disappoint you OP. However I do think that you are down-playing your situation as I know how difficult it is to qualify for and get a CCG.

Enjoy your new cooker !

hope the tv was hd ready

oh i'm not down playing im skint at the moment , i find no shame in that .

My reference to taxes was simply because someone thought she would be paying for it, I was a bit like that though a couple years ago so I do appreciate where she is coming from

however I don't know if this will make sense but I have been in a worse financial position and had no idea about the funds/grants

I suppose I just wanted to let other people know about it too

What did you put on the form about difficult pressures you were under or about your own or your family's health ?

Just read your posts OP.
At first I thought WTF as your OP sounded like you were boasting about getting something for nothing.
You must be on a low income to have received this grant ( whatever it is), not everyone will be eligible and there are many people who struggle to make ends meet and can't easily pay for large appliances like cookers if their old one breaks down.
These same people are very often not eligible for hand outs and this is what makes me about this thread.

It's not really about financial pressure because everyone receiving benefits is under some financial pressure (except the Daily Mail lap of luxury benefit claimants of course !). It's about your circumstances over and above the just financial.

BTW, agree that David Cameron has F all to do with you getting this money OP. I have no doubt he has some person or other working on scrapping it at this very moment.

I honestly didnt think I would either KittyFane hence my surprise.

And if my experience encourages someone else in a similiar ituation to apply that must be a positive thing surely

Surely it's a voucher of some sort? Surely OP has not been given just £280?

You're probably right Kitty- there are rumours about this. Will see what April brings.

OP - if you answer the questions about the info you DID put on the form you might actually be REALLY helping someone.