bongo_fish Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 Romanian Big Issue seller given legal right to claim housing benefit on top of the £490 a week benefits the receives how does someone receive £490 a week on benefits? http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2087857/Romanian-Big-Issue-seller-given-legal-right-claim-housing-benefit.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricgem2002 Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 i wondered when this one would appear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leah-Lacie Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 Romanian Big Issue seller given legal right to claim housing benefit on top of the £490 a week benefits the receives how does someone receive £490 a week on benefits? http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2087857/Romanian-Big-Issue-seller-given-legal-right-claim-housing-benefit.html "Every week she receives £326 in tax credits, £60.50 in child benefits, £49.30 in disability living allowance and £55.50 in carers’ allowance." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSmith Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 Romanian Big Issue seller given legal right to claim housing benefit on top of the £490 a week benefits the receives how does someone receive £490 a week on benefits? http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2087857/Romanian-Big-Issue-seller-given-legal-right-claim-housing-benefit.html Ms Vasile, who has four children, one of whom is severely disabled, says the benefit will help her pay her rent and look after her family. It will be the amount of children she has and the fact one is disabled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leah-Lacie Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 I notice her benefits don't include Income Support, so she is not claiming them as she is working for the Big issue. This is a self employed, low income job. The only reason she wasn't entitled to HB before was because she was Romanian, and didn't meet the criteria set out for Romanians to claim it. If she had been British, or maybe another nationality (not sure what rules apply to which), she would have already been getting it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leah-Lacie Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 But wait, don't you need to be homeless to sell Big Issue? or did they change that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bongo_fish Posted January 18, 2012 Author Share Posted January 18, 2012 But wait, don't you need to be homeless to sell Big Issue? or did they change that? On there website it says anyone with a "personal crisis" can sell big issue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSmith Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 I wonder when the government will see sense and stop them coming here to sponge. She has used the taxes paid into the system each year by five average workers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricgem2002 Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 so would this also apply to a british person earning £100 a week as a self employed person, and be able to claim similiar benefits ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leah-Lacie Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 so would this also apply to a british person earning £100 a week as a self employed person, and be able to claim similiar benefits ? Yes, think so Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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