To think saving on Universal Credit is extremely difficult?

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It feels like Universal Credit doesn’t really leave much room for saving once basic living costs are covered. I know in theory people say to put even small amounts aside but in practice it seems very difficult when most of the money goes on essentials.

AIBU to think there’s very little opportunity to build savings on UC?

I'm not rude. I'm direct. I won't apologise for that to people rude enough to make comments like yours. Mind your own business.

Holy shit how much do you earn thats more then i earn in a year. P.s can I have some money please

I never said that. That was another poster. Your vitriol is directed at the wrong person.

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What a delightful person you sound.

Omg what job do you do and are they hiring

As delightful as the people telling me I'm not unwell and shouldn't be claiming benefits

It's in your quote history.

I am delightful, yes. I'm also direct because I'm autistic and not apologetic about that.

I’m a director of a healthcare provider. We generally recruit NHS consultants who are becoming burned out from their NHS roles and we offer much better conditions.

I think you’ll find it was idstillratherbepaddleboarding that said that. But carry on being hostile….

Odd. It's only showing up under your username in the quote history. No sign of the username paddleboarding whatever.

But apologies for any misunderstanding. Why did you continue to answer when it became obvious there was some kind of technical blip? I could have been arguing with someone else all that time.

If you think the poster has breached the guidelines you're free to report. Otherwise accept that people are allowed to disagree with you.

They have also pushed basically everyone from ESA to UC (hence the huge rise in claims) meaning the Severe Disability Premium if on DLA/PiP no longer applies. Someone claiming tomorrow gets around £400 less in total than an existing claimant who transferred over and is covered by Transitional Protection.

With the LCWRA cuts it's worth remembering those who meet the 'Severe Conditions Criteria' will still get the full rate, this seems primarily aimed at the rise in MH issues in younger people post-covid.

Actually scratch that. You answered the question I asked the other poster as if I had been asking it of you! I didn't notice you'd done that. No wonder! 🤣

That's helpful, thank you Do you know what the conditions are?

Disagree with me about what? I have made no other comments.

This seems to cover it but it's very vague.

Other posters might post things you don't like. Why the snide comment about "how delightful" someone sounds?

Because she was rude to another poster. FFS.

As I said, if you feel something breaches the guidelines you're free to report. Any need for the "FFS"?

Yes, thank you so much, I am indeed free to report as you have now informed me twice. Good bye.

I wasn't rude to you so no need for you to involve yourself in making value judgements.

I think i live on a different planet i didn't think anyone apart from footballers and celebrities where earning that sort of money. I think its lovely that you help others out to. Id love to be able to help others like that.

Some footballers earn my yearly salary in a week. There are quite a few of my old school friends earning 7 figures in finance and corporate legal work too so I’m pretty much middling in my social circle.