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Question about ctc cuts - disability element

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extension · 22/06/2010 11:34

I have 3 dc and one receives dla, I receive an additional amount in my ctc because of this. Has anything been said about this being cut? Cant find anything about it.

Also, what is the threashold for ctc cuts, have read £25k, £30k, £40k, does anyone know? and if it is as low as £25k would it be cut completely or would you still receive something albeit a smaller amount.

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glittery · 22/06/2010 12:19

think it is the family element part (£545?) that they are talking about means testing, they havent given an actual figure yet for the cut off point. fingers crossed, we get DLA part too so i am glued to the telly all afternoon!

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extension · 22/06/2010 12:37

Thanks for replying glittery. Its so worrying isnt it. I had to give up work years ago because of my dd and although i receive ca its no-where near what i was earning. DH salary is around £27k so i'm desperately hoping the threashold is above that.

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glittery · 22/06/2010 12:41

im a single parent so not a high income but worried aboout other cuts and vat on fuel etc, our WAV is a total gas guzzler but i filled it up this morning just incase!

caramelwaffle · 22/06/2010 13:03

A medical assessment for DLA from next year - so, no cuts for those in need (thumbs up)

glittery · 22/06/2010 13:06

40K limit on CTC too, thats higher than i expected!

glittery · 22/06/2010 13:07

3yr freeze on CB but that only ever goes up a few pence a week anyway so shouldnt be a worry

glittery · 22/06/2010 13:10

its actually sounding ok for us so far?
wonder if they have been scaremongering the last few weeks so we would accept this better?

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extension · 22/06/2010 13:22

Yes, must say am feeling much better about it. I can cope with the rise in VAT, will just tighten our belt a little and make better decisions on the weekly shop.

Wasnt expecting the ctc threshold to be £40k. And the freeze in child benefit, whilst disappointing is not a massive amount anyway.

Phew! (for me anyway).

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jellybeans · 22/06/2010 13:25

phew for me too. Think £40K much better than 30K for ctc.

glittery · 22/06/2010 13:26

its not so bad as food and kids clothes are still exempt too, again i didnt expect that!

glittery · 22/06/2010 13:26

£150 extra on child element of ctc for low incomes too!

glittery · 22/06/2010 13:28

it does look like they were true to their word about protecting the vulnerable, that the disabled and elderley wouldnt be penalised and that the higher earners would be the ones to pay....im amazed to be honest, politicians speaking the truth...whatever next!

roundthebend4 · 22/06/2010 16:20

glittery trouble is ds1 and ds2 are not in children size clothes at 15 and 13 not been since they was about 10 so will be hit with vat on that.

CB freeze i kinda expected that but only few pence a year

glittery · 22/06/2010 21:22

ahh not so good for you then yeah CB only went up 30p a week this year so over the next few years we would probably only be missing out on less than a pound a week, just hoping now the autumn budget doesnt hammer us too much

roundthebend4 · 22/06/2010 22:18

to be fair i am not going to be hit to hard could been lot worse , it is the vat increase that will hit me the worse

glittery · 22/06/2010 22:24

yeah that'll be the one that most affects us too, wonder how long it'll stay at 20% for?

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extension · 22/06/2010 22:27

Thats the thing glittery, ive digested it all now and it seems too good to be true for me personally, I was expecting much much worse. I dont think this is the end to be honest, I think there will be much worse to come in the next one. But I hope I'm wrong.

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roundthebend4 · 22/06/2010 22:29

im hoping not to long it be eletrical stuff that seems break and wear out mind to now have not bothered about claiming vat on anything buy for ds linked to disablity I will now

know vat on heating going up by 1% to that will hurt.I have never ever followed oil so much .

glittery · 22/06/2010 22:31

hope so too! but as you say we dont seem to have done too badly considering all the talk beforehand so maybe its the autumn one that'll get us?

roundthebend4 · 22/06/2010 22:34

Yes think thats where ir might hurt beers and fags well dont smoke and dont drink that often to be affected .But im ordering car and learning to drive fuel going to hurt .

Mind be intresting see what happens with heating allowance if they extend that for people or children with disablites

glittery · 22/06/2010 22:37

oh that would be nice to see actually, our gas bill is always ridiculous in the winter months

roundthebend4 · 22/06/2010 22:54

yes im trying fill oil tank while its cheap atm its 41 a litre in december january its 83 ish

glittery · 23/06/2010 09:29

that bad if they raise the price of it in the winter months although its the law of supply and demand i suppose, this is why the extra £200 would really benefit us too, its not just old people who need to keep warm, i need to keep the heating at around 21/22 degrees in the winter to keep ds warm at night, its ironic really as during the day and especially in the summer he overheats!

roundthebend4 · 23/06/2010 09:37

Yep ds3 feels cold to as does ds1 as has raynuards he is wearing gloves indoors right now

glittery · 23/06/2010 09:44

dunno what it is with ds, he's away to school in short sleeves, he feels warm even though it quite cool outside today....if i could just get him to do it the other way round and overheat in winter and stay cool in summer i'd be sorted!