She hasn't had a holiday in years, doesn't drink, rarely eats out etc but apparently she's in the wrong for having savings. The mind boggles.
She’s not in the wrong. It’s that if someone has a huge amount in savings (and over £16,000 is a huge amount by National standards). then someone doesn’t need benefits. They have enough money. It’s a very rare person who can save up £16k on disability benefits as the rates are so low.
Feels like only a few months ago I was still hearing people cry that the welfare system is supposed to only be a safety net for those who needed it.... or am I going mad?
I’ve been saving up my kids’ child benefit for 3 years now to try and afford adaptations to the house and garden that would massively benefit them due to disability. If I have to spend it to live that will be shit, but I recognise I was bloody lucky to be able to save it in the first place as many people rely on that money to feed and clothe their children, and I’ll be very grateful that we have it.
We currently have more than £16k in savings, because we extended our mortgage to get our loft done and now that’s postponed. I’ll still be bloody grateful to have that money and not need to deal with the DWP if it comes to it.
Where is all this talk of fairness come from? The benefits system has never been fair, but it’s not those on good salaries with savings and their health who generally bear the brunt of that unfairness. Nobody cared then.