51.00p wage = 46.00 rent......

Somerset

nogginthenog wrote:

YOU should be grateful you are able to work full time.Benefits are a safty net for those unlucky in life
its amazing how one's personal circumstances can change so quickly in life ,one day you yourself may need help one day god forbid.

Benefits SHOULD BE a safety net. That's what they are intended for and any rational person would support. However let's not get all pc about it, everyone is aware there's huge benefit abuse. If a person can 'only earn £5 extra ' by working, and the implication is left that it's then not worth-while working, then that's not safety net philosophy but choice.

And just to put the icing on it, I did need help at one point and the benefits system did sweet f.a. for me - although I later discovered I was entitled but the pimply faced scrote 'in charge' was obviously having a bad day.

fashionroadkill

charles_w wrote:

No offence, but benefits are a safety net not a crutch.

The attitude of...'I'm working xx hours for £xx', really annoys me. You should be pleased to be working for a living and paying your way.

And as for the 'free money scheme'...sorry tax credits....it really angers me. As a single male who works full-time I get no help at all from anyone. Do I complain ? No.

As a single male who works full time you probably earn at least twice as much as someone who is on tax credits as if u were on a low wage you would probably be able to claim tax credit?

krisskross

fashionroadkill wrote:

As a single male who works full time you probably earn at least twice as much as someone who is on tax credits as if u were on a low wage you would probably be able to claim tax credit?

A single male working full time at £6 an hour would not be eligible for tax credit. How much lower wage can you get?

nogginthenog

Somerset wrote:

Benefits SHOULD BE a safety net. That's what they are intended for and any rational person would support. However let's not get all pc about it, everyone is aware there's huge benefit abuse. If a person can 'only earn £5 extra ' by working, and the implication is left that it's then not worth-while working, then that's not safety net philosophy but choice.

And just to put the icing on it, I did need help at one point and the benefits system did sweet f.a. for me - although I later discovered I was entitled but the pimply faced scrote 'in charge' was obviously having a bad day.

Is choice such a bad thing?many people in many different situations have a better standard of health and family life by not working,money is not everything and be thankful we still have choices.

Poppycat

You would be lucky to get a job in my area above £5 an hour

nogginthenog

krisskross wrote:

A single male working full time at £6 an hour would not be eligible for tax credit. How much lower wage can you get?

yes you would. my wife works full time(30hrs) and gets WTC and she earns more than £6 per hour

krisskross

nogginthenog wrote:

yes you would. my wife works full time(30hrs) and gets WTC and she earns more than £6 per hour

According to https://www.entitledto.com a single person on £11,700 a year is not entitled to tax credits......I did however say full time work which is rather more than 30 hours a week.

I am not going to disagree with you, we all have different views.

Somerset

nogginthenog wrote:

Is choice such a bad thing?many people in many different situations have a better standard of health and family life by not working,money is not everything and be thankful we still have choices.

I agree, but why should I pay for it ?

black-saturn

I hope one day you all fall on stony ground and have to claim benefits. Then you can see for yourselves what it's like being on the receiving end of you lot. How do you know whats going to happen to you in the future? You all sound so smug about it and perhaps a bit sore or jealous too.

You wouldnt get a job around here which pays any more than £5 per hour. I work from home and I inform the DSS of my earnings every fortnight and am hardly any better off than I am without working. But this is the only job I can find at the moment which enables me to still give my children adequate care.

larmy16

Unfortunately with the minimum wage, high rents and rising council taxes, working can be a more expensive option for some people, rightly or wrongly!