Budget 2010: Budget 2010: Child tax credits up for one and two-year-olds

emweaver

wow an extra £4 a week lol they are being generous altho it does annoy me what about everyone else ? under 1s get more as it is by £10 a week (ish) i know they say babies cost more to keep due to nappies, constantly growin so need new clothes etc but tbh ive found it gets more expensive as they get older! they need clothes just as much as they still grow, things get ruined out playing, coats etc get lost at playschool, park, shoes are another expense! they need stiumlatin more which costs money either on toys, books, trips out etc food is more expensive than a bottle of formula!

karenx

I have a 6 year old and a 7 month old. And yet while Im buying nappies and formula all the time, my 6 year old costs me more! He eats the same as us all the time, so Im having to buy more food. And snacks etc for school and juice to take.

liam8282

I disagree with the older kids cost more than babies.

I have both a daughter who is 1, and a son who is 6.

When you have a baby you have to pay for extra things such as nappies, but most people also have to reduce their hours at work to look after their baby.

When you have a child of school age, you basically have free childcare and can go to work while your child is at school and earn the cash you need to support your child.

If you are one of the people who does not work and just lives solely on benefits to support your family, I don't think you are in any position to question any thing you get.

welshmoneylover

karenx wrote: »

I have a 6 year old and a 7 month old. And yet while Im buying nappies and formula all the time, my 6 year old costs me more! He eats the same as us all the time, so Im having to buy more food. And snacks etc for school and juice to take.

Wait until he wants the latest game for his x-box, or latest phone, or sky+ in his bedroom or a new outfit every Saturday night. :rotfl:

I used to think babies were expensive, nappies etc, but older ones do cost me more money. I got uni fees/expenses to look forward to next. Now that's expensive :rotfl:

FluffyFiFi

I am very disappointed and it has now made my mind up on who I am going to vote for in the next election.

karenx

welshmoneylover wrote: »

Wait until he wants the latest game for his x-box, or latest phone, or sky+ in his bedroom or a new outfit every Saturday night. :rotfl:

I used to think babies were expensive, nappies etc, but older ones do cost me more money. I got uni fees/expenses to look forward to next. Now that's expensive :rotfl:

He has a DS, uses my phone to phone his friend from school and his gran or aunty all the time, has sky already in his room too! And a bookcase full of books! Probably has a bigger wardrobe than me due to needing uniform for school, nice clothes and rubbish stuff for playing outside etc!
Quite lucky as my youngest was a boy so I can keep all my oldest ones toys for when he is bigger! Although I doubt ben10 etc will still be "in fashion" in 5 years time :rotfl:

FluffyFiFi

liam8282 wrote: »

I disagree with the older kids cost more than babies.

I have both a daughter who is 1, and a son who is 6.

When you have a baby you have to pay for extra things such as nappies, but most people also have to reduce their hours at work to look after their baby.

When you have a child of school age, you basically have free childcare and can go to work while your child is at school and earn the cash you need to support your child.

If you are one of the people who does not work and just lives solely on benefits to support your family, I don't think you are in any position to question any thing you get.

Both my husband I work - although I work part-time so I can be here for when the children get back from school and during school holidays. My children cost more now than when they were babies, their clothes cost more, the school uniform is expensive, their food costs more and they also want to be able to go out with their friends and even just going to play football at the local recreation centre costs £2.50 each week. They also want school dinners which is £2 each per day so £20 a week, not to mention they might like to go swimming which again costs money. If you go on holiday they now count as adults Eating out and they now want adult sized meals so all the things we used to do we can no longer afford. We aren't going away this year, we rarely eat out and they are only having school dinners every other day.

welshmoneylover

FluffyFiFi wrote: »

I am very disappointed and it has now made my mind up on who I am going to vote for in the next election.

Gotta ask hen? Tories? Because they have stated they will abolish wtc/ctc and reward families with an extra tenner or so through the taxation system.

Be careful, you could be left with £hundreds worse off :eek:

workinmummy

liam8282 wrote: »

When you have a baby you have to pay for extra things such as nappies, but most people also have to reduce their hours at work to look after their baby.

When you have a child of school age, you basically have free childcare and can go to work while your child is at school and earn the cash you need to support your child.
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I have a 6 year old and a 6month old baby.

I have not reduced my hours to look after the baby, I cannot afford to.

Children may be at school, but some of us still have to pay for childcare before and after school. Therefore childcare is not free, nor is the childminder in the school holidays.

Whilst any increase in child tax credits is welcome, assistance across the board for all ages of children would have been more helpful.

FATBALLZ

liam8282 wrote: »

I disagree with the older kids cost more than babies.

I have both a daughter who is 1, and a son who is 6.

When you have a baby you have to pay for extra things such as nappies, but most people also have to reduce their hours at work to look after their baby.

When you have a child of school age, you basically have free childcare and can go to work while your child is at school and earn the cash you need to support your child.

If you are one of the people who does not work and just lives solely on benefits to support your family, I don't think you are in any position to question any thing you get.

First sensible post on this thread.:T