How on hells earth are we supposed to manage!

sarahevie

I know the OP is married with two children, I was making the point of how much money is thrown at single parents who do not work. Compared to couples with children who are trying to work.

jtktb

midnight_express wrote: »

What do you think the thousands of pounds a year you get in ChIld BENEFITS and tax credits are?

Sorry I should perhaps have been more specific, we dont get JSA or IS, which we never wanted or HB, CTB, HSVs or any of the other ADDITIONAL benefits that many people are entiteld as they are not married

bobajob_1966

jtktb wrote: »

Sorry I should perhaps have been more specific, we dont get JSA or IS, which we never wanted or HB, CTB, HSVs or any of the other ADDITIONAL benefits that many people are entiteld as they are not married

All the benefits are linked in income and capital, not marital status.

jtktb

bobajob_1966 wrote: »

Then you need to look at what you are spending. Whilst the average cost of living has increased, there is no reason why you cannot change your spending habits/ switch utility suppliers to buck the trend.

We have looked, and shaved, and cut, and swapped. And now we are at the point where nothing else can be reduced, hence my original post?

bobajob_1966

jtktb wrote: »

We have looked, and shaved, and cut, and swapped. And now we are at the point where nothing else can be reduced, hence my original post?

I think you will be surprised at where you can save money. How much do you spend on groceries each week? There are people on MSE that manage to do it on £10.

embob74

I can empathise with the OP. I would love to work but would actually be worse off when part of a couple. What a mad system that we have!
I'm just planning ahead and trying to get a qualification that will enable me to achieve a better job in the future so we can get out of the reliance of tax credits.
Funny thing is I could have sworn the conservatives put in their manifesto it would pay to work....and yet it seems to be working families that are taking the brunt of cuts so far.
Good luck in finding a way out of you dilemma.....I have tried unsuccessfully to see a way out.

embob74

bobajob_1966 wrote: »

I think you will be surprised at where you can save money. How much do you spend on groceries each week? There are people on MSE that manage to do it on £10.

A family of 4 eat on £10 a week??
I guess I'm a bit fussy that I would like my children to have something a bit more nutritious than noodles for dinner.

jtktb

midnight_express wrote: »

No it shouldn't which is exactly why tax credits should be abolished.

Yeah, so should CB, never seen why the government pay people for having children, but I've also never understood why they pay people to sit around and not work when they have never done a days work in their lives, losing your job is one thing, but never even having had one and chosing not to cause it wont pay as much as they get already??

bobajob_1966

embob74 wrote: »

A family of 4 eat on £10??
I guess I'm a bit fussy that I would like my children to have something a bit more nutritious than noodles for dinner.

I wouldn't call you fussy, just uneducated. Have a search for the threads that cover the subject - the meals are far more nutritious than most of us eat.

embob74

bobajob_1966 wrote: »

I wouldn't call you fussy, just uneducated. Have a search for the threads that cover the subject - the meals are far more nutritious than most of us eat.

Wow you really are rude. And you have no idea about my intellectual capabilities or my educational background. How embarrassing for you to get personal about somebody with no basis for your nastiness.