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Originally Posted by AndyN01
Yes, it's wrong, obscene, dreadful etc. but to change it you need to get to the people responsible for it and who have the power to change it.
Find the Law Makers (aka Politicians) who make the law and set the figures. And get them changed.
At the opposite end of the scale there's the big business paying a pittance in tax - that's wrong too but what they do is legal so it's the LAW that needs changing.
Andy.
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The rules are based on what used to be - not what we deal with now.
The rules are something like this - but I haven’t checked them out for years so things may have changed a bit.
Savings between £6000 and £16000 start affecting certain benefits. Over £16000 all of it is assessed - between £6000 and £16000 it is on a sliding scale.
Over £16000 each £250 is deemed to generate £4.30(?) of income and this is reduced from the benefit amount. Pro rata between £6k and £16k.
It’s archaic and is often viciously applied.
This system has been in existence for decades - and all governments of all colours have gone along with it.