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Budget 2010: Budget 2010: Child tax credits up for one and two-year-olds
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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:
Does he need sky in his room :eek:0 -
£4 a week whohoo
Will just about cover the cider increase
Does anyone else think the government should run a voluntary scheme whereby we can return the cheques they send in favour of helping those who need it. Standing in the bank for a few pound cheque rarely is worth the time.0 -
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.
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According to this we are all wrong and the most expensive time is when they go to university
http://www.uknetguide.co.uk/Finance/Article/Cost_Of_Bringing_Up_A_Child-100097.html
The first year is the most costly, probably due to buying all the new equipment.
My children (11 and 14) cost me more now than they did when they were babies but I suppose it is different for everyone and depends on personal circumstances.0 -
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This government want people to be dependent on them via benefits eg child tax credit and working tax credit.
The evidence of this I'd love to hear...moomoomama27 wrote: »Child tax credits has gone up for 2010/2011 but by the looks of it not much, the child element has increased by £65 a yr per child.
2.9%...not bad considering inflation was below that figure for a good while.FluffyFiFi wrote: »I thought the current government were trying to help families but it seems they only wants to help those with babies. Our cost of living has gone up, no pay rise for two years and we have used up all our savings just to pay our bills.
Lets just scrap Child Tax Credits then and reinstate the Married Couple's Allowance if you really think that this government has done nothing for families.
My cost of living has gone up. No pay rise since July 2008. But I really don't expect the government to bail me out.0 -
skcollobcat10 wrote: »Can parents make a packed lunch for their kids nowdays?
In the hot bags and classrooms conbined with bags being chucked around any prepacked lunch is nasty by lunch time, its not like primary where there is lunch storage areas or the kids arnt carrying there lunches around.
My sons friend also had his lunch tampered with in there first year at seniors, his sandwich was rubbed on the gym floor and since then none of his year take packed lunches.
I would prefer for my son to leave school during lunch time and for him to go to the local deli but thats not allowed, only local kids can leave the school grounds for lunch.0 -
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!
I would love a £4 a week rise on my pension.
We will all get old but having children is a choice. Don't have them if you can't afford them. Especially if you are then going to complain about the already generous child related benefits. Some parents are just so ungrateful.0 -
Do you know krisskross, ungrateful was the word that sprang to my mind too.
People get SO much just for having children these days, they should be pleased they are so well looked after.
When they are born they get money for savings, there is extra money now for 1-2 year-olds, when they are three they get money for nursery, there is money at any age for child care, as well as the associated Tax Credts etc.
I personally don't see why there should be anything above the basic Child Benefit, other than for the very poorest of people (and 'poor' does not mean £25k a year).(AKA HRH_MUngo)
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