by MiTT3NZ » Mon Aug 22, 2011 1:12 am
We have Job Seekers Allowance (the dole), Housing Benefits, and Council Tax Benefits. The dole's £200/month, Housing Benefits pay a substantial portion of your rent (if you're with a housing association or in a council house it's the majority, anything else is either next to nothing or about 30%), and the Council Tax confuses the shit outta me, coz it's all dependant on loadsa different factors.
Anyway, I rape the shit outta benefits when I can coz it's practically my tax money anyway. I'm supposed to be startin back at my old job soon though and then goin self-employed in 2012, so shit should be sorted for me soon. As for your situation, you'd be much better off livin over here, coz you'd practically get everythin paid for no probs. Our NHS and Benefits system is possibly the easiest in the world to exploit. Goin off what you've said, you'd probably clear £400/month off the government easily, and have your rent paid for.
Time to hang up the Ryudo moniker and become blUeKast ;)