May have to resign - can I claim JSA?

nannytone_2

cost of living is high, but people CHOOSE to have more kids regardless
cos the state will pick up the tab!

dmg24

BAFE wrote: »

tax credits are more because the cost of living is higher and houses are 10 X salary. When the married mans allowance was in, houses were 3 X salary, jobs were plentiful. and you only needed one wage to live comfortably. And it wasn't just given if you were earning, the allowance was per household and usually the wife didn't work in those days, but the "household" still got the allowance.

Read the Daily Mail much?

BAFE

nannytone, I agree there are some people who abuse the system but those people are in the minority. How many children do you think poor people should be allowed to have then. Or put it another way, how much money should someone be earning before they should be allowed to breed? Does that mean that low paid workers such are care assistants shouldn't be allowed to breed?

Indie_Kid

BAFE wrote: »

nannytone, I agree there are some people who abuse the system but those people are in the minority. How many children do you think poor people should be allowed to have then. Or put it another way, how much money should someone be earning before they should be allowed to breed? Does that mean that low paid workers such are care assistants shouldn't be allowed to breed?

If they want a child, they should be able to afford them and not rely on tax payers.

BAFE

sh1305 wrote: »

If they want a child, they should be able to afford them and not rely on tax payers.

And what about low paid workers? workers that work 40 hours a week on minimum wage?

sunnyone

BAFE wrote: »

And what about low paid workers? workers that work 40 hours a week on minimum wage?

The problem is not wages, before the minimum wage you could get paid even less, it todays "I want it all and I want it now" culture that makes people feel poor but you look on the DFW board and see just how much people waste on unnecissary rubbish often getting into debt to do it.

Oldernotwiser

BAFE wrote: »

Yes and that was why it was unfair - why should stay at home parents be penalised for not earning

Is this meant as a joke?

Oldernotwiser

dmg24 wrote: »

I don't know a lot about it (before my time ), but have had a quick read of this and I agree with you, the relief granted by the married couple's allowance is negligible compared to TCs.

I wasn't married at the time but I'm pretty sure it was a fairly nominal nod to the encouragement of marriage.

sunnyone

Oldernotwiser wrote: »

I wasn't married at the time but I'm pretty sure it was a fairly nominal nod to the encouragement of marriage.

We got another £300 or so added to one of our tax allowance with the married mans (sexist!) tax code, it was worth peanuts and every married couple got it (either could claim it, I did for one year and it was an extra £7 or so per week in my pay) but every married couple got it without it being means tested.

We didnt get help with childcare or anything like that then, just the married mans allowance.

DX2

What was the question again?