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2.8 million delaying parenthood due to housing costs
ninky_2
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according to a shelter report referenced in this article 2.8 million brits are delaying parenthood due to high housing costs. possibly not a bad thing in terms of population checks. however it's likely to skew the population growth to favour either the wealthy or those on welfare with access to social housing.
as a self employed person my personal situation is the costs of having children have contributed significantly to my decision not to have them. i think i'm probably not alone.
http://england.shelter.org.uk/news/january_2010/housing_costs_forcing_delay_in_having_children
as a self employed person my personal situation is the costs of having children have contributed significantly to my decision not to have them. i think i'm probably not alone.
http://england.shelter.org.uk/news/january_2010/housing_costs_forcing_delay_in_having_children
Those who will not reason, are bigots, those who cannot, are fools, and those who dare not, are slaves. - Lord Byron
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It does appear that your average chav does tend to breed more than a working homebuying family.0
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Loughton_Monkey wrote: »How about Vascectomy Tax Credits?
Did you hear all the fuss a few weeks ago when some organisation was offering druggies £150.00 to have the snip?0 -
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I think there should be a £50,000 cash bonus given to women who haven't given birth, once they reach "that age" .... think of the cash we've saved the country.
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We delayed having children until we were more financially secure.
Now we have one and another on the way.
I also delayed getting married until we lived together for a while.
We also delayed getting married until we bought with the conseideration was that the priority to purchase a home was higher than using the finances to get married.
I think it is good to ensure that you have a good financial footing.
The question is though, does the majority delaying become parents strive towards that goal or are they being fivelous with their current finances?:wall:
What we've got here is....... failure to communicate.
Some men you just can't reach.
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The two most expensive things in life are (a) A divorce, and (b) children. I owe my wealth to having avoided both.0
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The fact that people are delaying (and indeed not having) children due to the cost of housing is a very very sad indictment of the state of this country, and our society.0
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the.ciscokid wrote: »The fact that people are delaying (and indeed not having) children due to the cost of housing is a very very sad indictment of the state of this country, and our society.
Or possibly a sign of increased personal responsibility.0
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