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Tag Archives: housing benefit
I don’t need another soundbite
This time last year, the governments latest soundbite was no one left behind. For this I am not going to go on a rant about the over 3 million people who, a year later, still are not getting any support … Continue reading
Posted in government
Tagged benefits, council, housing benefit, housing benefits, itsgoodtobecrazysometimes, legacy benefits, mycrazylife, pandemic, PIP, soundbite, tory, trina, wordpress
6 Comments
grrrr bloody benefits
Today for the first time I logged onto my rental account, hands up, first of all I haven’t done it since November, but since I knew my rent was going out of my bank account, I wasn’t too fussed at … Continue reading
Posted in Benefits
Tagged council, housing assocation, housing benefit, itsgoodtobecrazysometimes, mycrazylife, rent, trina, wordpress
4 Comments
I am getting really pissed off now.
Those that have followed me for a while, will know that I can put a positive spin on almost anything and I have done for the majority of shit we go through. Being evicted- a massive adventure as we won’t … Continue reading
Posted in Benefits
Tagged dwp, housing benefit, itsgoodtobecrazysometimes, mycrazylife, PIP, pip tribunal, tax child credits, trina, wordpress
29 Comments
And on goes the fight
Just to give you an idea of how much the UK benefit system screws people over. Last year, I had an overpayment on my child tax credits, within days, they had set the system up to start taking payments out … Continue reading
Posted in Benefits
Tagged back payments, council, CTC, housing benefit, itsgoodtobecrazysometimes, mycrazylife, PIP, trina, wordpress
13 Comments
This drives me fucking crazy
Today, I got a letter from the council, they have recalculated my housing benefit (again) This time it has dropped to nothing. Which means my council tax has gone up. We are not talking hundreds it is maybe an extra … Continue reading
Posted in Benefits
Tagged back payment, changes, council, council tax, housing benefit, itsgoodtobecrazysometimes, mycrazylife, trina, wages, wordpress, zero hours contract
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Sigh
Along with the moves, I have also had to keep an eye on what is happening with my PIP (disability allowance.) The simple answer is sweet fuck all I was promised it would be less than 6 weeks, that … Continue reading
Posted in Benefits
Tagged council, esa, government, housing benefit, itsgoodtobecrazysometimes, mycrazylife, PIP, trina, wordpress
8 Comments
Explaination
I don’t think I have explained why this PIP tribunal is so important to me, so I am going to try and do it now. PIP is a disability benefit It is different from every other benefit. In the UK … Continue reading
Posted in Benefits
Tagged child tax credits, esa, housing benefit, itsgoodtobecrazysometimes, mental health, mental illness, mycrazylife, PIP, trina, wordpress, working tax credits
2 Comments
In Today’s News
I fucking hate my council. If you were ever unsure in any of my previous posts, I just want to make it clear how much I hate their red tape. To be fair the people I often speak to are … Continue reading
Posted in Benefits
Tagged benefits, communication, council, housing benefit, itsgoodtobecrazysometimes, mycrazylife, trina, wordpress
11 Comments
My stress and where it is coming from
I have mentioned to a few people the massive amount of stress I was plunged into at the end of last week. I have alluded to it a few times but I just wanted to type it all down so … Continue reading
Posted in Benefits
Tagged awareness, benefit, benefit stigma, housing benefit, itsgoodtobecrazysometimes, money, mycrazylife, poor, trina, wordpress
6 Comments
Another Letter
A few weeks ago I questioned my housing benefit from the council, I think they thought I was getting too much money from one source. Turns out they had it correct, but something else wrong, which results in me getting … Continue reading
Posted in Benefits
Tagged council, frugal, housing benefit, itsgoodtobecrazysometimes, money, mycrazylife, trina, wordpress
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Its good to be crazy Sometimes 