I know, that really annoys me
why do they need to be given the choice of how to spend it when they'll obviously make the wrong one? Damn serfs.

She's only lived there a month so this would be her first payment after the initial deposit and rent she paid up front, so hopefully she's telling the truth and it's just the council, but it's still irritating that I'm out of pocket. I've already gone overdrawn because the rent didn't arrive when it was supposed to.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Mon 27 Sep 2010, 16:03, 1 reply, 16 years ago)

1st month? that doesn't bode well at all.

( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Mon 27 Sep 2010, 16:05, Reply)

More likely that the council will fuck it up in the first month
/having to speak to the council tomorrow about trying to charge me the wrong council tax.
(PsychoChomp, Mon 27 Sep 2010, 16:09, Reply)

Hopefully, I don't really have any experience of benefits or how they work.
Personally though if the rent isn't in my account when it should be after the 1st month I would be a little worried.
( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Mon 27 Sep 2010, 16:11, Reply)

well I am a little concerned
but hopefully once the council have sorted out the benefits it should be plain sailing. I'm really hoping. I've been paying for two flats since March, I can't afford to do it much longer.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Mon 27 Sep 2010, 16:17, Reply)

what Chompy said
that's why I'm giving her the benefit of the doubt, she had enough money saved to be able to pay the deposit and the first month's rent up front so I'm hoping that means she's responsible and it's just the council being douchebags.

Like Becky only receiving her jobseekers allowance from 2 months ago. Council = rubbish.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Mon 27 Sep 2010, 16:16, Reply)