Dragonfly Fi
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Well, we get 700 a month from Liam's apprenticeship
we also get 120 a week in tax credits
housing benefit have ordered us to pay
250 a month rent
120 a month council tax
i just worked out our bills and they are 285 a month all together
that is for credit cards, a couple of store cards, 1 mobile phone bill and 1 internet dongle
so after all our bills we have 55 a month plus tax credits...
gas n electric is together 30 quid a week
then we have £5 a week on Liams tobacco habit
leaving us with around £90 a week for dinners, lunches, fresh fruit for the baby, tollietres, cleaning products for the house etc
Plus i think they are going to ask us to pay back 20 a week towards our rent for last month ...
They said they will not calculate our correct housing benefit based upon 1 months wage slip (which is all he has done) they will only calculate it properly at the end of the third month of him working. So after December we should get a few more squids a week to keep us going
but until then, we are living on so so little its untrue
So i think this year we are going to cancel christmas, Jasper wont know any different and at least Liam will be off for a while
very sad.
we also get 120 a week in tax credits
housing benefit have ordered us to pay
250 a month rent
120 a month council tax
i just worked out our bills and they are 285 a month all together
that is for credit cards, a couple of store cards, 1 mobile phone bill and 1 internet dongle
so after all our bills we have 55 a month plus tax credits...
gas n electric is together 30 quid a week
then we have £5 a week on Liams tobacco habit
leaving us with around £90 a week for dinners, lunches, fresh fruit for the baby, tollietres, cleaning products for the house etc
Plus i think they are going to ask us to pay back 20 a week towards our rent for last month ...
They said they will not calculate our correct housing benefit based upon 1 months wage slip (which is all he has done) they will only calculate it properly at the end of the third month of him working. So after December we should get a few more squids a week to keep us going
but until then, we are living on so so little its untrue
So i think this year we are going to cancel christmas, Jasper wont know any different and at least Liam will be off for a while
very sad.