
Originally Posted by
Indespair
If I do this I will no longer have to pay any tax on my pension. I will be entitled to more HB as this is assessed on my earnings, not to mention council tax. There will be very little difference to my income all in all. I would never claim JSA as I'm too ill to work, which is why I was medically retired due to Rheumatoid Arthritis, a very painfull and debilitating disease, for which I was previously getting lifetime Incapacity Benefit. Unfortunately the government has now changed all the rules and I have no option but to stop claiming. I am also going bankrupt. My consolation is that they will not be able to touch my work pension. DLA hopefully will still get this as scored high on ESA and put into WRAG. ESA only lasts a year anyway. Just heartily sick of it all to be honest.
On a light hearted note I was supposed to go for WFI on the 5th February, but received a call that morning to say it was cancelled as the person at Job Centre was sick!