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I am only allowed £140 per month for food I ws expecting it to be £175 with the cost of food going up etc. I dont live excessively. does any one know what the CCCS guidelines are for food alowances?

Hi Howard,

£140 does seem a little low - how many people is that for?

CCCS don't like their guidelines being published but I'm sure one of the experts will advise and also I believe, if you go on their website and fill in your details on the budget sheet it will tell you then.

thanks it is for me I though £45 per week was more reasonable.

The maximum allowance per CCCS guidelines is £202 per month. How much do you actually spend?

I usualy spend around £50 per month. My IP will not allow dental costs each month but said when I need to have a payment break they will consider it.I was asking £11 per month.

We have just had our annual review and for three adults I put down £360 and this was accepted as are dental and opticians costs. I even claim for my union subs.

Who is acting for you? It is not correct to disallow you dental costs - these are also built in to CCCS guidelines.

I am with DFD who have been very good in the past. I am now entering my 4 th year and requested a variation because I was struggling to keep up the payment they had set last year.

I'm surprised at DFD not allowing you that. Hopefully Declan can pick up on this one.

Hi Howard
Hope you are keeping well. I'll happily lok into this for you. I know your case details quite well so I will drop you an email offline with an update.

Thanks

Sorry Declan, didn't mean to sound critical! Just thought that everyone got an allowance for dental.

Declan will sort this out for you - I am sure that there is just some misundertanding with the admin staff.

thanks Melanie. I want to try keep the iva on track this site is so valuable.

Hi Howard
You should be receiving an email or call from one of my colleagues soon with an update.
Thanks