"16 Kids and Counting" - how do they afford it?

notanewuser

Wonder how many of the kids in each family get DLA.........

Lozzy88

Yep am thinking of last years show they will of all aged a year since then lol

Just seen a article in the DM dated November 2012 with the ages being

Chris, 23 (2) Sophie, 18 (3) Chloe, 17 (4) Jack, 15 (5) Daniel, 13 (6) Luke, 11 (7) Millie, 10 (8) Katie, 9 (9) James, 8 (10) Ellie, 7 (11) Aimee, 6 (12) Josh, 4 (13) Max, 3 (14) Tilly May, 2 (15) Oscar, 1 (16) Casper, 1 month

mummyroysof3

2 things that I noticed are that I donk understand how she gets everything done...do the kids help? And she buys brand name wash tablets...not very money saving lol

vicx

notanewuser wrote: »

Isn't Sophie the 19 year old who has just had a baby?

I am watching it now on 4oD (broadcast 11th January). Sophie was 18 when she had her baby. Her mam (Sue) was due to have her 16th baby shortly after.

http://www.channel4.com/programmes/16-kids-and-counting/4od#3471163

vicx

If all the kids each had 16 children, Sue & Noel would have 256 grandchildren :rotfl:

notanewuser

vicx wrote: »

I am watching it now on 4oD (broadcast 11th January). Sophie was 18 when she had her baby. Her mam (Sue) was due to have her 16th baby shortly after.

http://www.channel4.com/programmes/16-kids-and-counting/4od#3471163

Excellent.

teabag29

Well in response to the thread.....I have just had a 5th birthday party for my daughter, 16 kids ranging from 4 to 14 for only 2 hours and quite honestly I havent a clue how anyone could manage that every day.....the tidying up will take 2 hours alone lmao

vicx

If you type the mums name in to Google, her T*witter page comes up. How does she have time to tweet AND look after 16 kids! I don't use T*witter so can't tweet her and ask but for all of you who are wondering how she affords to keep 16 kids etc, why not tweet her ha.

zagfles

Spendless wrote: »

Is their mortgage likely to be as much as that? I'm not saying it isn't, I don't know. The blog says they bought it 12 years ago, where I live house prices hadn't risen at that time. I know because we bought in 2001 and I rented out my old home instead of selling as it was in negative equity.

Also how many of the 16 kids are over 10? The current tax credit didn't come in until April 2001 and afaik, the previous one wasn't as generous. I remember when it came in because Miss Spendless was boen only days before it came in and I remember the fun of trying to get thru to add her to my claim.:rotfl:

The current tax credits came in in April 2003. Before that it was the WFTC which was similar amount (at the time, but over the last 10 years tax credits have increased massively), and before that it was Family Credit.

16 kids on a £30k income would get £38577 a year in tax credits! Plus £11507 in child ben. So that's over £50k tax free in addition to their earnings. And the benefit cap wouldn't apply as they are in work.

notanewuser

zagfles wrote: »

The current tax credits came in in April 2003. Before that it was the WFTC which was similar amount (at the time, but over the last 10 years tax credits have increased massively), and before that it was Family Credit.

16 kids on a £30k income would get £38577 a year in tax credits! Plus £11507 in child ben. So that's over £50k tax free in addition to their earnings. And the benefit cap wouldn't apply as they are in work.

There you go then. Cherching. $$$$$$$