Next year neither my partner nor I will be uni students, and so I've been looking up benefits...



I just did a thing on the directgov wwebsite that estimated hw much you could be eligable for a week...





well... apparently we are eligable for more per week then we currently get per month!!! but we can't claime this as we are students and apparently a loan that doesn't even cover our rent is enougth to live on despite it being well under the "poverty line"


Poverty - Defined as having an income of less than 60% of the median, that is £112 disposable income a week after paying taxes and housing costs. For a couple with two children it is £270.

we get under £120 a week, if you don't cout my DLA, and our rent is £575 a month... see the mathmetical issue here??? but on benefits we'd get £285 a week...



of course my DLA does help, but it's not meant to... that's meant to help me to get treatment and support... not to pay bills and buy food



yep... I'm annoyed right now lol