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What happens to state benefit in a recession

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  • SingleSue
    SingleSue Posts: 11,718 Forumite
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    neverdespairgirl wrote: »
    Give me £50k now and we'd save most of it, but push off on a nice holiday as well, I think.

    I would probably put most of it in my savings account but I would possibly splash out on a slightly newer car (around 1k-2k) and book my holiday to Great Yarmouth for next year.

    I would probably go mad in Morrisons and fill up my freezer...it is my dream to just go around and put whatever we want/need into my trolley without worrying about if I have enough to cover.
    We made it! All three boys have graduated, it's been hard work but it shows there is a possibility of a chance of normal (ish) life after a diagnosis (or two) of ASD. It's not been the easiest route but I am so glad I ignored everything and everyone and did my own therapies with them.
    Eldests' EDS diagnosis 4.5.10, mine 13.1.11 eekk - now having fun and games as a wheelchair user.
  • PasturesNew
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    islandannie wrote: »
    Perfection then.

    Bless you you`re saving the rest of us a .....shilling or so.

    How brave are you?
    Your posts are not complete or coherent enough for me to understand the question.
  • Davesnave
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    The_White_Horse wrote: »
    But the people with bad backs and depression can start working. You don't have to be happy to work.

    I know the 'bad back' thing is often fake; indeed, I said so earlier myself, but if you've ever had a real one you'd put the other sort in inverted commas.

    As for depression; you obviously think it means 'feeling a bit low.' Real depression takes many interesting forms. A close aquaintance has suffered this in recent years and they wouldn't let her through the door at work. It wasn't that she didn't want to go, or that she appeared unhappy, it was what she did when she got there which had her signed off.

    I hope you have no medical aspirations.
  • MrsE_2
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    gemmalouanna wrote: »
    Agree with your common sense approach! What I cannot understand is why a person's benefits can exceed the amount for 40 hours at minimum wage - as minimum wage is what the government considers people can live on so surely this is what should be suitable.

    If people need extra things for care etc then these should be provided in reality not as cash - wonder how quickly the undeserving DLA claimants receiving the care component would be happy with actually receiving the 'care' as a person coming round to help them rather than cash!

    :T :T :T :T :T :T :T :T :T :T :T :T :T
  • gemmalouanna
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    PasturesNew wrote: »
    gemmalouanna wrote: »
    My schools always had a max of 1-2 women in the office. The rest were teachers and a head teacher. Then about 6 dinner ladies, a caretaker and a caretaker's assistant. That was it. For about 1200 pupils.

    Well ours (about 800 pupils) managed with about 3 office staff 5 years ago now I would hate to guess how many we have! - an exams officer, an attendance officer, welfare officer, data anaylsis officer, general receptionists, apprentice receptionists, heads assisstant, several key workers, house keeper, health and safety officer....and that is just off the top of my head! It really has gone crazy every cleaning cupboard has been turned into an office.

    Yet my bottom set year 7 has pupils who cannot read the word 'dog' ... can we not have a spelling/reading officer to work with these kids for several hours a day to get them upto scratch! Madness
  • neverdespairgirl
    neverdespairgirl Posts: 16,501 Forumite
    gemmalouanna wrote: »

    Secondary? I am impressed :) We spend all of our money on admin staff I am afraid

    No, primary. My son's only 3, so I've paid absolutely no attention to post-primary yet - sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.
    ...much enquiry having been made concerning a gentleman, who had quitted a company where Johnson was, and no information being obtained; at last Johnson observed, that 'he did not care to speak ill of any man behind his back, but he believed the gentleman was an attorney'.
  • neverdespairgirl
    neverdespairgirl Posts: 16,501 Forumite
    huntersc wrote: »
    I spend the lot on booze and fags.

    Me too <hic>

    <cough splutter>
    ...much enquiry having been made concerning a gentleman, who had quitted a company where Johnson was, and no information being obtained; at last Johnson observed, that 'he did not care to speak ill of any man behind his back, but he believed the gentleman was an attorney'.
  • Davesnave
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    MrsE wrote: »
    :T :T :T :T :T :T :T :T :T :T :T :T :T

    Mrs E, I suffer from tinnitus as it is!
  • neverdespairgirl
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    treliac wrote: »
    You're comparing a child who has been listened to and encouraged to develop independence of thought, self-confidence and assertiveness with one who has had such growth at best stifled by indifference and at worst stifled by aggression or violence.

    I'd love to take the credit, but he's been a stubborn and determined little sod since birth (-:
    ...much enquiry having been made concerning a gentleman, who had quitted a company where Johnson was, and no information being obtained; at last Johnson observed, that 'he did not care to speak ill of any man behind his back, but he believed the gentleman was an attorney'.
  • treliac
    treliac Posts: 4,524 Forumite
    irish_eyes wrote: »
    Just a thought. How many contributers to this thread receive child benefit or working tax credits?

    I receive child benefit. My children have always come first in my consideration - financial or otherwise. (Allowing for the fact that I have made mistakes, of course :o )
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