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What's the Future of Child Benefit?
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Any stats on fertility rates and mother's country of birth?
Of course there are. Why do you think we have an ONS?
Over a quarter of births (26.5%) in 2013 were to mothers born outside the UK, a slight increase from 2012 (25.9%).
http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/vs!!!/parents--country-of-birth--england-and-wales/2013/stb-births-by-cob-2013.html
They have data tables.:rotfl:0 -
Of course there are. Why do you think we have an ONS?
Over a quarter of births (26.5%) in 2013 were to mothers born outside the UK, a slight increase from 2012 (25.9%).
http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/vs!!!/parents--country-of-birth--england-and-wales/2013/stb-births-by-cob-2013.html
They have data tables.:rotfl:
I would have thought to be higher than 26.5%!!!!!
Italy I think had 20% (or just about) and population is more homogenous though also changing in demographics...0 -
Any stats on fertility rates and mother's country of birth?
From the article:
Mothers from Libya had the highest average birth rate of 5.58, closely followed by those from Guinea, with 4.84 and Algeria with 4.32.
Women born in Romania and the Czech Republic had the highest TFRs of any EU country of birth (2.93 and 2.77 respectively).
British born women have an average of 1.84 (up from 1.56 in the last decade).0 -
On a point of order.
Originally FA was only paid in respect of the 2nd and subsequent children. But it was extended to all children in 1956. And there were times when there were different rates.
I think you are wrong. I was an only child though out the 1960s and my mother never got FA much to her annoyance. It only went to the eldest child about the time it was called child benefit.
This seems to support my recollection
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_benefit#United_KingdomFew people are capable of expressing with equanimity opinions which differ from the prejudices of their social environment. Most people are incapable of forming such opinions.0 -
I think it was originally 16 in 1945, but became 18 in 1956.
As I posted earlierAnother reason for FA was to encourage working class children to remain in further education and increase the skill levels in the economy. In 1944 the school leaving age was raised to 15. It was only raised to 16 in 1972. FA was paid to children who stayed in full time secondary education.Few people are capable of expressing with equanimity opinions which differ from the prejudices of their social environment. Most people are incapable of forming such opinions.0 -
Isn't that what he and wiki says it's not paid to first child, if I remember my mother received child benefit for my younger sister which stopped when I left school.I think you are wrong. I was an only child though out the 1960s and my mother never got FA much to her annoyance. It only went to the eldest child about the time it was called child benefit.
This seems to support my recollection
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_benefit#United_Kingdom0 -
I think you are wrong. ...
As a means of encouraging families to keep children in education, the Family Allowances Act of 1956 extended the family allowance to all school children,
http://www.revenuebenefits.org.uk/child-benefit/policy/where_it_all_started/0 -
As I posted earlier
FA was orginally payable for every child, other than the eldest, who was under the upper limit of the school leaving age, or was receiving full-time education in school up to the 31st July following their 16th birthday.
If a child left school at 15, FA was not payable, but if they stayed on for that extra year and sat some O levels or CSEs than FA was payable until the summer holidays started. But that would be encouraging children to remain in further education now, wouldn't it?
http://www.jstor.org/stable/1089952?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents0 -
Once FA and soon to be 'sweet FA'?!!!'I want to die peacefully in my sleep, like my father. Not screaming and terrified like his passengers.' (Bob Monkhouse).
Sky? Believe in better.
Note: win, draw or lose (not 'loose' - opposite of tight!)0 -
As a means of encouraging families to keep children in education, the Family Allowances Act of 1956 extended the family allowance to all school children,
http://www.revenuebenefits.org.uk/child-benefit/policy/where_it_all_started/
I was interpreting your words literally ie ALL children which includes the eldest. If you did not mean that then we agree Few people are capable of expressing with equanimity opinions which differ from the prejudices of their social environment. Most people are incapable of forming such opinions.0
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