What's the Future of Child Benefit?

Dansmam

Made all the difference when I was studying, working and in a financially unbalanced relationship, but that was way back before meanstesting a universal benefit was a glint in a politicians eye. Only benefit I've ever had. Got me through and qualified to pay my own way and taxes. Am eternally grateful. We can't all have perfectly planned lives. Should still be universal

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CLAPTON wrote: »

which myth is that?

Yes - global population is rising, but this isn't so much the case in developed nations

CLAPTON

ringo_24601 wrote: »

Yes - global population is rising, but this isn't so much the case in developed nations

and the consequences are .............................

Mistermeaner

Dansmam wrote: »

Made all the difference when I was studying, working and in a financially unbalanced relationship, but that was way back before meanstesting a universal benefit was a glint in a politicians eye. Only benefit I've ever had. Got me through and qualified to pay my own way and taxes. Am eternally grateful. We can't all have perfectly planned lives. Should still be universal

Some people might need it so everybody should get it? Makes no sense

What about all the other stuff people get by breeding? Child tax credits, housing benefits, free prescriptions etc

Kim_kim

Change it to a tax allowance that can be claimed by the parents, max of 2 children).
Also allow married couples to share their tax allowance.

remorseless

ringo_24601 wrote: »

Yes - global population is rising, but this isn't so much the case in developed nations

Apparently since I was born the Population has increased by
2,953,254,720!!!!

Developed countries are pretty stable and mostly barely able to cope with their current decreased citizen!

There's little of shortage of people, there's shortage of people with the 'right' passport sadly!

Mistermeaner

Kim_kim wrote: »

Change it to a tax allowance that can be claimed by the parents, max of 2 children).
Also allow married couples to share their tax allowance.

Why discriminate against single people? Pile on the misery why don't you

remorseless

Kim_kim wrote: »

Also allow married couples to share their tax allowance.

maybe should also be everybody who just live together given than like 42% of marred couple will divorce anyway!

Mistermeaner

Maybe instead of benefits everyone who is needy could have a just giving page and justify why they deserve the money of the nett contributors

It is then up to the people who are paying who gets what and how much

I wonder how much your average socialist/snp would contribute.

It's easy when your spending someone else's money

remorseless

Mistermeaner wrote: »

Maybe instead of benefits everyone who is needy could have a just giving page and justify why they deserve the money of the nett contributors

you'd think it would quicker to just find a job and pay your own way!!!!!!