Child benefit cuts.
- Thread starter joe-90
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16 and 17 year olds cannot get unemployment benefit they are expected to go to college further education or training up untill 19 but the coarse may finish into there 20th year
off course if they take up full time employment rather than further education they stop being there parents responsibility
off course if they take up full time employment rather than further education they stop being there parents responsibility
LEAVE CHILD BENIFIT ALONE!!!!
If not for child benefit, my parents wouldn't have got me a sega mega system 2 when I was 14, oh that was the best Christmas ever!
If not for child benefit, my parents wouldn't have got me a sega mega system 2 when I was 14, oh that was the best Christmas ever!
Strange how they want to stop it for people who have contributed to the system by paying tax and NI and in this case more than the standard level
But think nothing to paying it out to people who have never contributed a penny to the cost of running the country.
How about a system you have to contribute to first before you get the perks of others hard work
But think nothing to paying it out to people who have never contributed a penny to the cost of running the country.
How about a system you have to contribute to first before you get the perks of others hard work
Because there is about <1 million people that have never contributed or contributed to any significant degree.
Guy in yesterdays mail wrote
Some peoples greed just beggers belief.
And he says he's "struggling".
Well an X5 on the driveway and three foreign holidays per year probably, he might well be struggling.
You got me thinking.
60k = 3474 take home a month approx after tax.
mortgage for a small flat is something like 750 a month, maybe 1200-1600 for a decent home, let's go for 1600 assuming a decent place in london.
350 for groceries (including washing powder and stuff).
£50 for leccy and gas
£100 a month for a car, including car loan, fuel, tax, mot etc (which would not be unreasonable to call average/cheap).
£50 assorted water bills, phone, etc.
Assume £100 for council tax.
That still leaves about £1300, and that's assuming £1600 for the mortgage/rent.
Yea, think its a joke he thinks he is not well off.
assuming 50k and 3250 take home
lets also assume 2.2 children as the average so 20first one 13 second £2.60 for the .2 thats 35.60p per week £142.40p per 4 weeks thats 154.26p per month or around 4.5% off total income whilst not pleasant not devastating
unlike the local council here suggesting that unemployed single people getting £71 a week to pay for food clothes household products gas electric water tv licence phone travel should contribute £3 towards there council tax which incidentally 4.5% as well the difference being by the time all the bills are paid there is between around 12-£20 to feed them selves for the week so between 15 to 25% off the food budget as there is no chance to shave else where
lets also assume 2.2 children as the average so 20first one 13 second £2.60 for the .2 thats 35.60p per week £142.40p per 4 weeks thats 154.26p per month or around 4.5% off total income whilst not pleasant not devastating
unlike the local council here suggesting that unemployed single people getting £71 a week to pay for food clothes household products gas electric water tv licence phone travel should contribute £3 towards there council tax which incidentally 4.5% as well the difference being by the time all the bills are paid there is between around 12-£20 to feed them selves for the week so between 15 to 25% off the food budget as there is no chance to shave else where
Mrs and I both put £1250 into a joint account and that pays for everything apart from large capital outlays. We live very well and consider ourselves fortunate. That's equivalent to 2 x £25k incomes.
The real issue is saving for retirement (or at least those in the private sector need to consider this). You really need to be saving 40% of your income in a pension plan, and for the vast majority that is simply unrealistic.
The real issue is saving for retirement (or at least those in the private sector need to consider this). You really need to be saving 40% of your income in a pension plan, and for the vast majority that is simply unrealistic.
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longdogs
Don't see why I should pay for anyone elses child. If they can't afford one, they shouldn't have one. People who have financial problems through no fault of their own ie; divorce, death of their partner etc, should then be helped individually by the DSS
Child tax credits.
Look up what they are (hint, you don't need to work to get them), how much they pay.
Then ask why child benefit even exists anymore.
Look up what they are (hint, you don't need to work to get them), how much they pay.
Then ask why child benefit even exists anymore.
