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Post by Deleted on Sept 19, 2023 13:11:01 GMT
The price hikes won't hurt me personally, finance wise (though I know it will impact heavily on some, which is not good), and I agree with the need to level up income. What is actually annoying is the fact that I doubt very much if the increases will benefit the waterways. A tired, gormless and lazy management team needs replacing. The top three tiers of management needs to go. They are clueless and relentlessly make massively bad policy decisions. The fact that many of them cannot even spell initiative, let alone come up with any suggests there needs to be a reset.
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Post by Telemachus on Sept 19, 2023 13:39:24 GMT
The price hikes won't hurt me personally, finance wise (though I know it will impact heavily on some, which is not good), and I agree with the need to level up income. What is actually annoying is the fact that I doubt very much if the increases will benefit the waterways. A tired, gormless and lazy management team needs replacing. The top three tiers of management needs to go. They are clueless and relentlessly make massively bad policy decisions. The fact that many of them cannot even spell initiative, let alone come up with any suggests there needs to be a reset. Life is better by what? Errr… Have to agree with you re. management competence.
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Post by on Sept 19, 2023 14:05:33 GMT
Making life better by water.
Not 'on water'.
Here is the clue.
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Post by Mr Stabby on Sept 19, 2023 18:31:43 GMT
I don't like paying more for anything than I previously did although for me at worst the licence increase just means working one more day before I set off. I can see it causing hardship for a lot of folk though. I too will move to a monthly direct debit model if the early payment discount is further reduced. It seems a bit cynical of CRT to have spent so much effort trying to get people to pay well in advance and online, to then remove the discounts purely because the majority of boaters now do this.
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Post by Telemachus on Sept 19, 2023 18:35:45 GMT
Well I suppose it is a bit like electric cars - no VED. Until there are quite a few of them around and then suddenly Ah yes, now you have to pay VED.
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Post by fi on Sept 19, 2023 18:46:27 GMT
Many companies charge extra for monthly direct debit, I suspect this is what CRT are working towards. It's a sly way of putting up the fee further.
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Post by fi on Sept 19, 2023 19:59:03 GMT
In the information the CRT do mention housing benefit for cc ers so it is not implausible they are looking at a major increase. It would be interesting to see what would happen if this became a considerable cost to the DWP. Perhaps people would need to dispose of their asset (boat) before being allowed to claim...
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Post by on Sept 19, 2023 20:09:43 GMT
Currently assets are not taken into account.
I doubt people living on boats will ever be a major burden for the DwP.
Also I don't think the DwP is allowed to deliberately make people homeless.
It is all quite interesting in a number of different ways.
One could have a million pound barge bought ten yars ago and claim the mooring fees on UC.
People are doing such things. I overheard a posh couple on a nice boat on the Thames explaining to the girl I presumed to be their daughter that they pay her allowance in cash so the DwP doesn't need to know.
Getting the rent paid and an allowance from mum and dad not such a bad life.
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Post by fi on Sept 19, 2023 20:18:16 GMT
Currently assets are not taken into account. I doubt people living on boats will ever be a major burden for the DwP. Also I don't think the DwP is allowed to deliberately make people homeless. It is all quite interesting in a number of different ways. One could have a million pound barge bought ten yars ago and claim the mooring fees on UC. People are doing such things. I overheard a posh couple on a nice boat on the Thames explaining to the girl I presumed to be their daughter that they pay her allowance in cash so the DwP doesn't need to know. Getting the rent paid and an allowance from mum and dad not such a bad life. Capital is taken into account (not sure exactly what constitutes capital or assets).
However;
A claimant's home is disregarded while they are living in it. Only one property can be treated as a person's home.
May be of interest to you
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Post by on Sept 19, 2023 20:55:00 GMT
Boats are not classed as property and I have not told them about the mansion.
Same with cars.
In other countries these things are taken into account quite rightly.
They also don't ask about the massive gold reserves from the family fortune.
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Post by on Sept 19, 2023 21:00:55 GMT
Anyway its only a temporary stop gap solution while I seek divine intervention. When the only divine being in the story is oneself this can be quite a good wishful thinking exercise.
Worse things happen at sea and winter is always a very uplifting season.
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Post by kris on Sept 20, 2023 4:11:58 GMT
Currently assets are not taken into account. I doubt people living on boats will ever be a major burden for the DwP. Getting the rent paid and an allowance from mum and dad not such a bad life. oh the irony.
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Post by on Sept 20, 2023 7:54:08 GMT
Not ironic at all.
I've got no parents to bung me cash though.
If I get the legacy I have to tell the DwP or it is proper fraud.
I've never been given allowance just capital and never received a single penny from either parent as maintenance money while they were alive.
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Post by Aloysius on Sept 20, 2023 8:04:48 GMT
Not ironic at all. I've got no parents to bung me cash though. If I get the legacy I have to tell the DwP or it is proper fraud. I've never been given allowance just capital and never received a single penny from either parent as maintenance money while they were alive. Parents eh? Who needs them. How many years have you held the Limehouse mooring? Must be at least a decade.
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Post by thebfg on Sept 20, 2023 14:43:37 GMT
Many companies charge extra for monthly direct debit, I suspect this is what CRT are working towards. It's a sly way of putting up the fee further. Any surcharge for direct debits cannot be more than it costs the business to process that payment. People like Insurers bumped them up by effectively calling it a loan. I wonder If they will go down that route.
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