Its disgusting

[lesrae]

Kapitan, a bit of friendly advice mate:

Originally Posted by Kapitan

But i was told i am entitled to working tax credits to make up for my loss in wage, however i went to the inland revenue and appernetly im not enetitled to naff all.

Working tax credits compensate low earners, they don't automatically make up for a cut in wages when you move job.

See this page for more info: http://www.direct.gov.uk/MoneyTaxAnd...xCredits/fs/en

The Inland Revenue deal with your Income Tax only - they have absolutely nothing to do with benefits - so don't go to them for advice. (Edit: I may be wrong on that one, they may deal behind the scenes with the tax credit but the point of contact for advice is as per the webite, not just your local Inland Revenue Office.)

Originally Posted by Kapitan

They said to qualify i must have either a child or my girl friend has to be pregnant

That sounds more like Child tax credit - see the link on the page I've posted earlier.

Originally Posted by Kapitan

i must be registerd homeless or have a disability

Those are different benefits again, see link above.

I'm no expert on this (I've been lucky enough never to have to claim benefits) but I'd suggest giving the official websites a good going over, then contact someone at the appropriate authority if you think you've got an entitlement. Bear in mind that you've chosen to move home which has meant a change to a lower paying job - it's not the government's responsibility to keep you in the style to which you've become accustomed.

As for the whole 'foreigners are claiming all the benefits' stuff - sounds like the standard crap that's doing the rounds in this country at the moment, fuelled by rags like The Sun and the Daily Mail. Forget it and look out yourself - too many people look for someone else to blame and it's all too easy to jump on the immigration bandwagon.