To be cheesed off with Universal Credit entry fees?

[MaturingCheeseball]

I know it’s been done before, but…

I thought I’d like to visit Chatsworth House with (teenage) dd. The cost is £33 each PLUS parking at £7.50. So £73.50.

Then I saw the universal credit/pension credit/pip etc price. THREE POUNDS. And free parking! So £6.00 for two adults (age 17+).

I do not have 12 times as much money as someone on these benefits. I doubt many people do. I’m not begrudging the disadvantaged a day out, but come on! The price differential is ludicrous.

When I saw the £73 price I just decided we couldn’t go, and so be it. But upon seeing the potential for a £6 entry, it made me feel mugged off.

Because in most cases they earned that money themselves - possibly inherited it etc. but in any event it doesn’t come from benefits i.e. other people’s taxes.

Hiya @MaturingCheeseball. 👋

You are welcome to my discounted ticket (I qualify as I get Carer's Allowance, DH gets PIP).

All you have to do is become a full time carer to your still young, beloved husband and watch him deteriorate day by day in the knowledge that he will eventually end up bed-bound. You will never be able to do anything spontaneously with him ever again without thorough research and meticulous planning that will make your head spin. You will never be able to walk hand in hand down the street with your husband. Ever. Even sitting out in the sun in your own garden with him will involve complicated effort.

These threads are fucking disgusting and people should be ashamed of themselves.

Yes because having two autistic kids is probably hard work and you would have deserved it.

Agreed, it’s sickening. The comments on disabled people as well.

Thank you. When you are just trying to get through the day it’s hard isn’t it

Whatever, do write and explain to these organisations about your plan of action. Hopefully they will reply to you explaining the fact that you are not subsidising anybody by paying full price, as you seem to believe for some reason.

And also for someone with two autistic DC to get that amount of money, those DC would have to have the highest level of care needs, i.e. 24/7 care. Not all autistic DC are the same.

So the full price ticket goes down after the discount tickets start. They may have got funding through lottery or other grants etc - which they can do more easily as they have charity status due to give a discount to those on benefits. Which then may lower the full ticket price

Would you rather pay more for a full price ticket?

Just to add he holiday lets is a separate company and not part of the charity status of Chatesworth house. Any money coming from these business would not be anything to do with the actual House

Alternative provision under section 19 of the Education Act 1996 does not require an EHCP so it doesn’t have to be request an EHCP and then hope to get AP. AP should have been put in place weeks ago. It should be provided once it becomes clear 15 days will be missed (don’t have to have already been missed or consecutive) and provision should start by the sixth day. Have you requested this? If so, and the LA has refused, delayed or ignored you, have you sent a pre-action letter?

I didn’t say you were say around not helping yourself. You were blaming others for you ‘missing out’.

Good for you…I think?

It is/was hard work.
However, an income on UC equivalent to an £85k salary is NOT low income and should not entitle me to cut-price tickets when working families on much less have to pay full whack.

They got a National Lottery fund
that all has to be spent on the building.
They can apply for the grant because of their charitable status and as a heritage asset. Nothing to do with cheaper tickets
They cannot use the grant to reduce ticket prices
see post further back from the CC and Chatsworth

I’m sure everyone’s circumstances are different and it very much depends on age. The person I know who had a stroke and who can’t work gets universal credit which includes help towards their rent, they also get a reduction in council tax. They are under state pension age though. Their partner works part time and brings in some income as well.

My four year old gets high rate at the moment and is likely autistic.

Yes, the lottery grant or other funding they apply for is far easier form them to obtain due to them having charity status. To get charity status they have to jump through certain hoops - one being giving discounted tickets to those who may need them.

The reduced entrance fees aren’t paid for by taxpayers.

No I am new to this, hence why I’m finding the whole process overwhelming.

i do not blame them. I have said this. But I begrudge the inflated prices which mean we cannot go. Whatever the circumstances/reasons. Just saying it’s my fault because I haven’t claimed is not the point. The truth is at the moment we cannot claim. So again, I am allowed to feel like this.

if my resentment makes me sound horrible then I’m sorry, but life isn’t black and white.

I've had people make remarks about me "only" working 21 hours a week. Mate, . get my ex to undo the mess that he caused and be back to how things used to be. Cure my DS's autism. Alternatively find me a childminder who can cope with his needs and has a place. Cure my autoimmune condition that was probably triggered by the stress of what happened. Then I will happily take up more hours. I have had a coach and horses driven through my career and my life and smug people who have nothing better to do than say I just need to make more effort annoy me. The same with anyone who is actually jealous or talks about fairness. I would gladly give up universal credit and cheap zoo tickets to have my old life back.The one with a two parent, two salary family who tag teamed childcare and were building a future together (or so I thought). The one where I had a realistic chance of attending industry events and getting a promotion at work. The one where it wasn't my turn, again, to cover sick days and piss my employer off. The one where we could afford mini breaks and days out from our earnings. As if anyone is on universal credit rather than a good salary and a loving partner by choice.

Because those in work have no money. Employers are cutting jobs because costs of employing people are getting too high and the UK is getting poorer.

We feel shafted and taken advantage of. We just exist to pay tax.

This has already been evidenced further back
They do not have to reduce ticket prices
They can get charitable status in other ways ie community activities, non profit etc
They have been a charity since 1981 !

There’s a lot of unhealthy rationale around earnings and benefits. It’s why we’re in the mess we’re in, as a country.

That’s impossible unless she did have LOTS of kids who have grown up and since moved out. Councils only allocate based on how many of you there are. Single adults get one bedroom flats or studio flats. Also, regardless of whether her kids have grown up and moved out or she miraculously got it some other way, she will be subject to the bedroom tax for 3 of those bedrooms! So she will be paying a SUBSTANTIAL extra amount on top of the <£1,000pm.

Well worth keeping an eye out for, I've been lucky to have managed to get tickets via this scheme.
You do have to be on the ball as tickets are limited.

I've the 'in your area' app and local places to visit are advertised on there.

Chatsworth house is managed by Nat trust .However you cannot use your card and need to pay full price .However are there more properties locally where you could use the card .For £20.00 pm you can visit most of the properties that are covered ie Hardwick hall in Derbyshire .this will be cheaper for you

Feudalism? A brave move seeing as I doubt you'd be one of the gentry.