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mitchaa wrote: »

Do you have calculations proving this as i would take a guess as to say it was more than enough.

Remember no housing costs, no council tax costs, only heating costs, food and clothes. They also get free school dinners so that saves quite a lot during the week.

The issue is paying the other bills, like mobile phone, sky, broadband, luxuries for the parent etc, but that figure solely to raise 2 children is an adequate amount.

My son is 8 months old and i would hazard a guess to say ive not even spent £1000 so far in food/clothes/nappies/wipes and toys. Yes he will get a little more expensive later on especially when he goes to school but they are not as expensive as you think.

I have to ask myself why someone with your attitude to benefits bothers posting on this forum,generally most of us are here to help and advise others,unlike yourself who seems intent on crticising the system and those who rely on it.
There are other areas of MSE where you can vent your anger at the system this isnt the place for it.:mad:

mitchaa

woodbine wrote: »

I have to ask myself why someone with your attitude to benefits bothers posting on this forum,generally most of us are here to help and advise others,unlike yourself who seems intent on crticising the system and those who rely on it.
There are other areas of MSE where you can vent your anger at the system this isnt the place for it.:mad:

I was simply replying to the fact that £6k+ for 2 children is more than enough.

Nothing wrong with that at all and as the tax payer paying this, i think i have a right to an opinion;)

My post was in relation to Titch's who thought £6k was a woeful amount:rolleyes:

bemybaby01384

Hi to al i have a daughter who is starting secondary school in september and so far i have spent £150 and there is more to come all the uniform has to have the school logo on it and we also have to send in on the first day loads of money totaling £70.00 for funds and lockers and trips ect ect so to all who think that just going to asda wil work it just does not at primary school yes maybe but when starting secondary there is just soo much

krisskross

bemybaby01384 wrote: »

Hi to al i have a daughter who is starting secondary school in september and so far i have spent £150 and there is more to come all the uniform has to have the school logo on it and we also have to send in on the first day loads of money totaling £70.00 for funds and lockers and trips ect ect so to all who think that just going to asda wil work it just does not at primary school yes maybe but when starting secondary there is just soo much

But surely none of this comes as a surprise? When you request a place at a particular school I assume that these are the sorts of things you enquire about. However even if it costs £500 you still have quite a lot left over from child benefit and tax credit payments. We had four children, uniforms etc had to be bought for all of them, every year. Just part of having children , something you have to live with.

Kimitatsu

krisskross wrote: »

But surely none of this comes as a surprise? When you request a place at a particular school I assume that these are the sorts of things you enquire about. However even if it costs £500 you still have quite a lot left over from child benefit and tax credit payments. We had four children, uniforms etc had to be bought for all of them, every year. Just part of having children , something you have to live with.

I think the point that is trying to be made is that when I went to school and probably most of the parents here went to school, there were not the huge costs involved that there are today. I know when I went to school, the only thing that had to come from the school was the tie, everything else was generic. Today it is another way for schools to increase their revenue streams, and they insist that these things are part of the mandatory uniform.

For many parents with children just going up to secondary school, uniform is not the most pressing thing on their mind. Getting your child into a school where they will be happy and they will recieve a good standard of education takes priority.

woozywendy

mitchaa wrote: »

Sorry but that is absoloute rubbish.

The only thing that determines where a child goes to school is the colour of his/her tie up my neck of the woods.

As long as they are dressed in black/grey trousers, white shirt, school tie and shoes, that is all they need.

Ive never heard the like of needing football and rugby boots, fleeces, tracksuits and god knows what else. Is that a need or an optional, there's a big difference. Not all kids like sport, i highly doubt that girls would need to fork out for football/rugby boots.

PE for us was dress as you please, in football tops, casual t-shirts whatever.

As were all the schools in my area.

Im 25, not 50, i left school 8-9yrs ago and i know the rules where i am have certainly not changed.

So your ''MOST'' schools is a tad misleading;)

Asda yesterday released a whole school uniform for the pricely sum of £4, yes you read it correctly £4.

They do not need to be expensive especially on 4/5/6 yr old primary school children.

My brothers 14 tear old twins started a new school last November and yes they did have to have the correct uniform. They are checked every day before assembly to make sure they are wearing the right named trousers/skirt blazer. The trousers/skirt have the name of the school on them and they are not cheap. Even the tights have to be the right denier. My own daughter is moving up to juniors in September and the school sweatshirt has to have the school logo on. Her school is not so strict on the rest of the uniform as long as it is the correct colour but there are some primary schools that are not so easy going.

lighton

mitchaa wrote: »

Absoloute ludicrous example of how much a school uniform costs:rolleyes:

I must be seeing things when i shop in tescos and note how cheap a school uniform is. You can certainly dress 2 children to go to school for well under £100.

You will also learn that the children in question are primary school age.

Dont try and kid people as to how much things cost. Your example is absoloute ridiculous. Football and rugby shirts and boots, tracksuits, locker fees, school trips and school funds:rotfl:

Never had any of these as compulsory when i was at school.

Think maybe you should be writing to some high schools , They ask for a ridiculous amount of money for uniform .Ring up charters school in sunnindale , This person is right .We know you can buy shirts and trousers cheap enough, its compulsory stuff like sweaters with logos blazers ties sports clothes and that isnt just shorts and t shirts.Its rugby shirts and football boots shin pads. Even had to get my daughter a hockey stick .Its ridiculous think about time goverment clamped down on this uniform lark its getting out of hand , and school day trips used to be 2 or 3 quid now range between 10 and 20

BARGAINHUNTER!

LadyMorticia wrote: »

I know this may be a bit of a long shot and might seem insulting and I don't mean it to come across like that, but have you tried Ebay? You'll be amazed at some of the things you can find on there, including school uniforms specific to a certain school.

Just a thought.

What about Freecycle too? Someone might have some logoed uniform that they have grown out of.

LadyMorticia

BARGAINHUNTER! wrote: »

What about Freecycle too? Someone might have some logoed uniform that they have grown out of.

Good thinking! I completely forgot about Freecycle.

xx

viktory

Titch89 wrote: »

£19 (or whatever it is now) doesn't go that far on school clothes.:rolleyes:

Is there any reason to be so rude, mtchaa?

That'll be £18.80 a week for the first child and £12.55 for every child thereafter. That is plenty for school uniforms - especially as they can be bought so cheaply from most major supermarkets.

Mitchaa wasn't rude. S/he made a fair point. Perhaps you didn't like what he said?

EDIT: I see that this point has already been addressed - but I am so tired of people not liking what they hear and so using the 'rudeness' card. Have a debate, argue the point, but don't make unfounded accusations.