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.

You don’t have to live in Scotland.

According to some people that’s not the case. It seems if one of them is earning enough they don’t need to. Which makes no sense to me.

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Do you realise that in many cases the information given out on these FB forums is actually based on the DWP’s own information for claimants. And that these forums in the main are not doing anything wrong. They’re not encouraging cheating, they are simply advising on the best way to make a successful claim because the application process is so difficult.

Child DLA is one of the hardest benefits to claim. All children have support and care needs. For child DLA you have to demonstrate that your child has needs over and above that of a child of comparable age without the disability.

I think they are making a move back to face to face assessments thank goodness.

It is the amount needing to be earned in order that work commitments interviews and nagging from the job centre are turned off.

why take that assumption

if I was earning just a little more or my rent was less I would not qualify for UC but I couldn’t afford to spend the costs quoted on a day out many people are in that situation

maybe the op is just in a slightly better position than I am and woudl welcome higher wages so less people are on UC

it is an absolutely ridiculous system that consecutive governments for the last 30 years have kept in place

For the NI stamps.

There are no set hours for UC. It depends on what you are earning as well as hours worked.

But that’s not the fault of people that are entitled to a reduced rate, my children included. People here can compare how tough they have it until the cows come home but it’s not going to help anyone.
im walking round with holes in my underwear because I can’t afford to replace them; I have to prioritise other things and put myself last. Two of my children are also autistic and one in particular is struggling with heartbreaking meltdowns so if they I get a chance to do something nice for them I absolutely will. And that should not offend anyone.
Im also doing it entirely alone so it’s not easy.
i send lots of good wishes to you and your family, life’s hard for a lot of people.

How do you know those children getting it are non disabled? They might be.

DLA is based on needs, not diagnosis. Same for PIP.

Child DLA assessments aren’t in person assessments. I’m not sure what you mean by ‘no longer’ because they haven’t changed.

What’s wrong with the UK? What about helping people who actually support themselves for a change?

Never going to happen.

The benefit being discussed in that chain of posts is DLA. That isn’t moving to F2F assessments.

There's nothing wrong with it but it doesn't win you votes, unfortunately.

Well put.

vote with your feet OP. We are emigrating to somewhere our money goes a lot further and isn’t propping up everyone else to our detriment.

Probably already said somewhere in the first 900 posts, but surely the pension discount rather than the universal credit discount is the one to be more annoyed by.

There isn’t a pension discount. There’s one for people claiming pension credit.

Yes it would, but I’d rather have a child that can aspire to work and contribute meaningfully, than one constantly on the scrounge for handouts.

I think the table might be turning

I haven't read the full thread . I probably should have. The problem isn't offering a discount to people on benefits. The problem is the outrageous prices charged for everyone else. If the entry price was fairly low and someone in receipt of benefits got a couple of pounds off no one would complain.

Where I live entry prices to most places are low, discounts are offered to large families, pensioners (sometimes) , students and under 18s. No one complains as the entry prices are low to being with.

No. The post I was responding to was talking about people claiming it for anxiety, the post did not mention DLA and I imagine most DLA claims are not for anxiety.

It’s perfectly possible for people to be on benefits and to have very little spare money and feel completely defeated. I can see why these people would be very grateful to have access to schemes that enable them to take their children to the zoo or for them to have a day in a stately home for next to nothing.

I also think it’s perfectly possible for people who work all week, only to have no spare money after paying all their outgoings, to feel completely defeated. I also think it’s reasonable for them to be annoyed that they cannot afford to take their children to the zoo or to visit a stately home on the weekend after working all week; and that this makes working seem pointless.

These aren’t mutually
exclusive points. Acknowledging one shouldn’t dismiss the other.