have just rang my ip to ask for another income and expenditure sheet so asked if i could claim for prescriptions she told me my clothing allowance as gone from £60 to £160 food and household £450 to £500 also cigarettes were put on there and xmas birthdays taken off.I think they use the guidelines issued by ccs can anyone tell me if they have had an inflation increase would they not have told me if i had not asked
kind regards
amanda
Hey frances, I think the guidelines have been updated but they are just guidelines, your IP won't automatically increase a particular allowance because of them. I don't think so anyway. X
Doesn't sound right to me - your allowances should be based on what you need to spend, not what the allowances are under CCCS.
If your clothing has gone from £60 to £160 per month - wow!!!!! Likewise your food/household allowance seems high - how many are you feeding on this ????
I would speak with your IP for confirmation with these increases before you get used to having the additional allowances - you wouldn't want to overspend when in fact there is an error!
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thanks for that viki i filled in my I&E early before personel tax allowance went up,i rang them and explained and said they would send a new one,it is totally different to the old one. So i rang my ip and asked if clothing or any other allowances had gone up for 2 adults and 2 children i thought £60 a month ridiculous she said it was now £80 for 2 adults and £40 per child.She also said i could claim £25 for dentist/optical and prescription which i never knew about have tried to look for the guidlines they use but to no avail i think it must be restricted to ip's
sorry luluj must have posted the same time this is my second year review and the £60 is what i have been allowed from the word go the same with the £450
My household is around £500, but I have two very young children to buy nappies, wipes and lactose free formula for - that takes up a huge chunk!
£160 a month for clothing - wow!!!!
