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Originally Posted by Hugh
How do you pay rent/Council Tax on £7k per year?
(Not to mention utilities and food)
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You missed the bit about 1 in 5 pensioners living in relative poverty…
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I only pay Bedroom tax and a portion of CT I am also on the Big Difference scheme so only pay a fraction of my water rates. Those solely on SP will have access to these benefits too
Gas and electric are already 20% and from October 27% I pay £28 to VM and £6 for mobile phone. I online shop every 2 weeks and have around £40 to £50 per months for sundries / luxuries. I do not drive which does help a fair bit I guess and if I want to treat myself I buy on paypal credit when ebay or certain stores offer 0% interest plus I hardly drink and do not smoke
I consider myself fortunate that I live a system where I can live with my health problems without really struggling.
Also I tend to live off very simple foods quite cheaply when I need to free up some cash for other stuff.