MSE News: Child benefit cut to hit 1 million next Monday 2 January 2013 at 10:05PM in Benefits & tax credits 152 replies 17.8K views

Former_MSE_Darryl

"Over a million families will lose, or have their child benefit entitlement reduced next Monday..."

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Child benefit cut to hit 1 million next Monday

princessdon

Shame the DWP haven't done the decent thing and wrote to those concerned isn't it!

miduck

princessdon wrote: »

Shame the DWP haven't done the decent thing and wrote to those concerned isn't it!

I'd be a bit worried if they had, it's HMRC that administer CB.

princessdon

Ok - but you know what I mean. When other benefit changes happen people get notice by letter. Letters are very hit and miss on this occasion and many will find they get letters after the fact.

youth_leader

urgh I'm just going to go on and deregister and find out how to pay my stamp myself!

[Deleted User]

about the only decent thing this govt has done,taking child benefit off those who dont need it,its about time some group other than the sick,disabled and low income families took some of the pain !

princessdon

woodbine wrote: »

about the only decent thing this govt has done,taking child benefit off those who dont need it,its about time some group other than the sick,disabled and low income families took some of the pain !

Indeed, but don't forget that whilst families who pay to support those on benefits they will have little sympathy for UC etc.

After all we are all in it together!

If they kept this AND DIDN'T hit others they'd have lost the sympathy of people. Now they are hitting us all together and so make voting for the cons more attractive. It's good that we all are being hit.

zagfles

What, no tips on how to avoid losing child ben? Luckily we've discussed it here loads of times!

princessdon

zagfles wrote: »

What, no tips on how to avoid losing child ben? Luckily we've discussed it here loads of times!

To be fair they are mainly from April.

This year you have to suck it up really and prepare for next year. But yes MSE are a wee bit late.

beaker141

princessdon wrote: »

But yes MSE are a wee bit late.

MSE aren't late, they've been talking about it in various articles for some time.

http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/news/reclaim/2012/03/budget-2012-what-the-child-benefit-overhaul-means-for-you

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princessdon wrote: »

Indeed, but don't forget that whilst families who pay to support those on benefits they will have little sympathy for UC etc.

After all we are all in it together!

If they kept this AND DIDN'T hit others they'd have lost the sympathy of people. Now they are hitting us all together and so make voting for the cons more attractive. It's good that we all are being hit.

like 72% of the electorate(according to recent polls),i would prefer to eat my own vomit than vote tory