Is a single mothers benifits enough

dmg24

Spot on affordmylife.

The benefits system is designed to support those who have no alternative, not those who are just better off not working.

krisskross

black-saturn wrote: »

My boyfriend was also a single parent on benefit and couldnt cope at all. He was always having money worries and couldnt afford anything. He got a job when his daughter was old enough to look after herself and he now works from 7am to 4pm 6 days a week. It takes him an hour to walk there and an hour to walk back every day and he and is only £18 a week better off than he was before!!!

Why on earth doesn't he get a bicycle?

I really dislike this ' he is only £18 a week better off' attitude. He is capable of work to support himself and his daughter so therefore he should work. No one should expect the taxpayer to fund their lifestyle when they can do it themself. If he was £18 a week worse off he should still be working.

krisskross

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krisskriss - before I formally adopt you, can you please confirm that you give generously at Christmas and birthday's on your pension? [/quote]

Even if I say so myself I am very generous. I will knit you all scarves in a colour of your own choosing, as long as I can find a jumper in the charity shop of the chosen colour to unpick and reknit.

black-saturn

krisskross wrote: »

Why on earth doesn't he get a bicycle?

I really dislike this ' he is only £18 a week better off' attitude. He is capable of work to support himself and his daughter so therefore he should work. No one should expect the taxpayer to fund their lifestyle when they can do it themself. If he was £18 a week worse off he should still be working.

What I mean is the benefit trap doesn't give you much incentive to work.

Do you receive any benefits KrissKross?

weymuffred

krisskross wrote: »

Why on earth doesn't he get a bicycle?

I really dislike this ' he is only £18 a week better off' attitude. He is capable of work to support himself and his daughter so therefore he should work. No one should expect the taxpayer to fund their lifestyle when they can do it themself. If he was £18 a week worse off he should still be working.

I cannot beleive you would want him to be worse off! Then they get into debt, so not very smart is it, epsecially if you have family.

dmg24

weymuffred wrote: »

I cannot beleive you would want him to be worse off! Then they get into debt, so not very smart is it, epsecially if you have family.

No, they would learn to budget with the money that they had.

Jet

dmg24 wrote: »

No, they would learn to budget with the money that they had.

Easy to say, but if your outgoings are more than your incomings, then short of not eating or having the electric cut off, there's not much budgeting can do.

krisskross

weymuffred wrote: »

I cannot beleive you would want him to be worse off! Then they get into debt, so not very smart is it, epsecially if you have family.

Sorry Weymuffred but as adults with no health issues to prevent working then you live on what you can earn. If you want more money then you get a second job, or you cut back on what you spend. Why should the taxpayer be supporting healthy adults?

weymuffred

dmg24 wrote: »

No, they would learn to budget with the money that they had.

But if they are 18 pounds worse off or a lot more in my case, how would you do that, especially like me when any money coming in goes on bills, food and nothing more.

weymuffred

Jet wrote: »

Easy to say, but if your outgoings are more than your incomings, then short of not eating or having the electric cut off, there's not much budgeting can do.

You are right, but what are we expected to do?