Receiving incapacity benefit while in Broadmoor

well yet again you are wrong, prisoners do not get it, but those detained on mental health grounds can.

The logic is that you read the sun....enough said really.

why?

What makes you say that?

Typical moronic comment!

He seems to be critical of me knowing what is in the Sun yet he must know what is in the Sun to make that comment.

What is the logic in that?

It's similar logic to that of supplying food to NHS hospital patients totally free while they are in hospital. They'd have to eat even if they weren't in hospital. Why not charge them a nominal fee of 1 or 2 a day? This would help the NHS finances. Not easy to collect, but not impossible.

Rob Graham

I just don't think it's worth the administrative effort.

Unless you're an OAP when they stop your pension after 6 weeks to help pay for the bed etc.

Actually they don't and haven't for some time.

Neb

What is the logic in that?

I don't know how it applies to prisoners, and would doubt as someone else has said whether this person is a prisoner, but if you get admitted to hospital there are clear rules about how long different benefits continue.

These changed about 5 years ago because stopping benefits causes real hardship for people. Imagine someone going into hospital - after 4-6 weeks all benefits stop - and they lose their house because they cannot continue to pay rent. Another 6 weeks or so later the person leaves hospital, but as they have no home the state needs to suppport them through the homeless system.

Incapacity benefit (and the retirement pension) now continue for 12 months.

Neb

That doesn't make sense.

I said it's not worthwhile charging £1 or £2 a day for food.

What's that got to do with stopping pensions?

I just don't think it's worth the administrative effort.

This is the problem, I agree. But virtually everyone has an NI number. They could either pay in cash or CC when they leave the hospital or the debt will be transferred to the HMRC where it can be linked to the OAP or the self-assessment or tax coding and dealt with there. Asylum seekers and the various illegal entrants would get away with it, as would some other people, but that needn't stop the system.

Rob

Could you point me in the direction of the website of the authority that has this jurisdiction and has published the rules?

Rob

I did a google search for: benefits whilst in hospital.

two of the earliest results are:-

Neb

I would think it is sensible to continue to pay housing costs for short term stays in hospital.

In message , robgraham writes

Bloody hell! Isn't it enough that relatives are ripped off in car park fees when visiting chronically ill patients?

Talk to someone who has been in a Greek hospital, where visitors have to bring food in for patients.

Come on. People would have to eat even if they weren't in hospital. Why should they get totally free food? Nobody's trying to rip them off. That's an emotive phrase of today, like 'racist'.

Rob

In message , robgraham writes

Many sick folk con't eat the food, would they be charged?

Or ni**er, or sambo...

Indeed I was stupid enough to look up your source....me I was taught to check facts and find the source of peoples statements. But clearly such ideas are beyond you.

They probably need to keep up payments on their transport etc....but do not let reality stand in the way of a good moan.

Your comments were the misinformed ranting of the sun newspaper, the rest got it right and did not refer to prisoners.

You seem to have some kind of obsession about me. From everything I seen you say on the internet you appear to have a no hope job and a no hope life.