Court Summons :'(

.Kencs said:
I am paying rent and we are even struggling trying to find that each money, ...I got 2 kids..
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Sounds tough. :(

How's the job hunt going? Will you accept whatever you can get?

I don't suppose you could move in with the rents or, god forbid, the in-laws?
 
.Kencs said:
£375.81 so I think it's about 2-3 months or so...

I have e-mailed them with an offered of £25 a week I can afford to pay, they said they may reject it though...Didn't think they could take me to court if I offer to pay what I can afford???
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My advice is to pay what you can afford i.e. not stretch yourself to £50 and then miss payments, what you can live without such as £20 a week every week until you sort yourself out.

They can take you to court if your not paying the full amount but they will look much more favourably on you for paying what you can and odds are they will just tell you to keep paying the amount you already are.

The council will not push to send you to prison and no magistrate in the land would send you, unless you were defiant about not paying and were £1000's of pounds in arrears, and even then it would only be for 30 days and the full amount is usually written off afterwords anyway.

If they won't come to an arrangment and you waiting on CT benefit to be processed (by the same council) say you want to appeal and i would be suprised if they didn't help you sort it out.
 
Conanius said:
if I pay them why should anyone else not pay them?
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I have always paid them, I don't have a problem with that...I just missed 2-3 months because I was out of a job and struggling.

I advised them on several occasions when I received reminders that I was waiting for Council Benefit to come back so I gave them enough notice on several occasions.
 
JBuk said:
Selling things is only a short term solution , after hes sold his pc what next, tv? hifi? washing machine? kidney? kids?
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one would hope being out of work is only a short term situation, and yes, tv and hifi could go too, they are luxury goods dont forget.

Last time I checked Tesco, Sainsburys, Asda, Morrisions and the like are nearly always recruiting staff. I'd never be too proud to stack shelves to pay towards the bills....
 
Conanius said:
I was not being smart-arsed, merely pointing out that its clear you have more sacrifices you could make to meet these payments. I'm not saying it would be pleasant, far from it, but surely the council will tell you where to get off if you have things you can sell to pay for it....
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You really don't know enough about his circumstances to start ramming your opinion down his throat. Also read up on the governments digital inclusion scheme.
 
Conanius said:
Last time I checked Tesco, Sainsburys, Asda, Morrisions and the like are nearly always recruiting staff. I'd never be too proud to stack shelves to pay towards the bills....
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Fella, when i was looking a few months ago, not a single tesco's, asda, sainsburys within 20 miles of my house were recruiting. those that were wanted pharmacists.
 
Conanius said:
I was not being smart-arsed, merely pointing out that its clear you have more sacrifices you could make to meet these payments. I'm not saying it would be pleasant, far from it, but surely the council will tell you where to get off if you have things you can sell to pay for it....
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I don't disagree that it won't be easy...Far from it.
I have a huge pile of stuff which I'm shoving on eBay tomorrow so hopefully that will generate cash.

I don't have anything else which I can cut down on, I'm quitting smoking which will save me about £2.71 a day, started buying only essentials, mostly food and stuff for kids...

I am not getting into an arguement about your comment, I was just askin for advice...and I have taken your advice on board as I have already started writting things down which are first to be sold...
 
Conanius said:
I was not being smart-arsed, merely pointing out that its clear you have more sacrifices you could make to meet these payments. I'm not saying it would be pleasant, far from it, but surely the council will tell you where to get off if you have things you can sell to pay for it....
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Oh, neither the council, nor the courts, will take everything. You are allowed to live like a human being. Selling all you have is not the answer.
 
Its not always so easy to get jobs, my brothers missus was a manager at the last 2 places she worked, she is struggling to get even the most menial job now

And when the tv ,hifi ,etc has gone then what? infact I'm not even sure if such things are considered a luxury these days

He may as well take his wife and kids and live in a cave
 
Morba said:
Oh, neither the council, nor the courts, will take everything. You are allowed to live like a human being. Selling all you have is not the answer.
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I agree with his comment in a SMALL way...but like someone else said, he doesn't know my full situation...I would sell EVERYTHING I owned just to get out of debt...

I can't imagine anyone sitting in an empty room with no furniture, no TV, no electric, just an empty room...It's not normal for a start.

All I wanna know is 'What will be my next step?'
I have rang the council to check they have received my e-mail...I e-mailed so I have proof of contacting them with my proposal...Just dont know what to do next...
 
.Kencs said:
I agree with his comment in a SMALL way...but like someone else said, he doesn't know my full situation...I would sell EVERYTHING I owned just to get out of debt...

I can't imagine anyone sitting in an empty room with no furniture, no TV, no electric, just an empty room...It's not normal for a start.

All I wanna know is 'What will be my next step?'
I have rang the council to check they have received my e-mail...I e-mailed so I have proof of contacting them with my proposal...Just dont know what to do next...
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Have you read my posts?

If you don't sort something they will go to court, you and 100 other cases will be looked at and they will get permission from the courts to send bailiffs round, who you will have to deal with from then on.

If you let it get to court turn up on the day with your family and plead your case, you will be discouraged by the council but go.

In the mean time do what i mentioned above and if you don't get an answer ask to appeal.

In regards to benefits chase up the job centre and your council, do you rent your home? do you have any savings?
 
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aproctor said:
My advice is to pay what you can afford i.e. not stretch yourself to £50 and then miss payments, what you can live without such as £20 a week every week until you sort yourself out.

They can take you to court if your not paying the full amount but they will look much more favourably on you for paying what you can and odds are they will just tell you to keep paying the amount you already are.

The council will not push to send you to prison and no magistrate in the land would send you, unless you were defiant about not paying and were £1000's of pounds in arrears, and even then it would only be for 30 days and the full amount is usually written off afterwords anyway.

If they won't come to an arrangment and you waiting on CT benefit to be processed (by the same council) say you want to appeal and i would be suprised if they didn't help you sort it out.
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This 1?
 
aproctor said:
My advice is to pay what you can afford i.e. not stretch yourself to £50 and then miss payments, what you can live without such as £20 a week every week until you sort yourself out.

They can take you to court if your not paying the full amount but they will look much more favourably on you for paying what you can and odds are they will just tell you to keep paying the amount you already are.

The council will not push to send you to prison and no magistrate in the land would send you, unless you were defiant about not paying and were £1000's of pounds in arrears, and even then it would only be for 30 days and the full amount is usually written off afterwords anyway.

If they won't come to an arrangment and you waiting on CT benefit to be processed (by the same council) say you want to appeal and i would be suprised if they didn't help you sort it out.
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aproctor said:
Oh and ring, don't be lazy and email.
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aproctor said:
Have you read my posts?

If you don't sort something they will go to court, you and 100 other cases will be looked at and they will get permission from the courts to send bailiffs round, who you will have to deal with from then on.

If you let it get to court turn up on the day with your family and plead your case, you will be discouraged by the council but go.

In the mean time do what i mentioned above and if you don't get an answer ask to appeal.

In regards to benefits chase up the job centre and your council, do you rent your home? do you have any savings?
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