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my mother-in-law brought 11 children up in a 3 bedroom house no handouts hubby's dad worked himself to death poor sod sometimes they went to bed early as there was'nt enough to eat and if you were asleep you did'nt want food ,some may say why have 11 kids then but that was in the 40's and 50's and they were catholic

That is just what I mean...

Bev

exactly!!!

It is obscene Bev. Especially when there are people who will be scared to turn on their heating this Winter because of the cost.

It really winds me up to be honest!!

"Takes in deep breath"

Bev xx

Hi Sally...I knew I was out of pocket..lol!!

I dont blame the woman who is living in this house, Im sure we all would if we were given it!! It just seems a little obscene for the government to be paying this in light of the current "credit crunch"

Bev

obvicouly after 65 you are of no use!!!!??

I think Bev the Government would be happy of they just scuttled off somewhere to die so they didn't have to give them any consideration!

I remember when my dad retired from work because he had a personal pension he wasnt entitled to any money from the government....fair enough!! Then 3yrs after he had retired he had alot of trouble with walking as he had diabetes and problems with his feet so he applied for help to get a blue badge or towards his car...cant remember the name of the benefit BUT was told because he was over 65yrs old he wasnt entitled to any help!!

Does that mean people of a certain age are not supposed to leave the house??

Bev x

Bev
*whispers* minimum wage is now £5.73. They're diddling you out of an penny an hour!

Anyway, it sounds as if this lady is wondering why they are paying this much for her rent from the OP.

no fair enough but from what i see most are happy enough and brag about it

Not all people who are on benefits want to be there

I work 37hrs in a dementia unit of a nursing home and we get paid the minimum wage of £5.72 an hour.....yep it is a struggle! Luckily as my son is at college I get Tax Credits but dont know how I will manage when he leaves!

Bev

and what about the health service i think that needs a bit of money put into it

How on earth can they justify it? I mean, think of all the people on the minimum wage, earning about £5 an hour, working 37+ hours a week in supermarkets etc. (When I was at college, working part-time in a supermarket, if I had been there full-time I would still have only earnt about £6,000 a year.) They must be really struggling to survive, so how someone can get that amount of money in benefits is just mind-boggling.

And so many people at the moment will be going without to try to save money (I've cut back on loads of non-essentials, as I'm sure many others have). But that amount of money would probably employ about 9 teachers for a year!

i wounder how those people that are on benefits would cope if they were told no more hand outs if you dont work you dont get any money

Hi Ann....it does make you mad!

Hi Bella.....I agree it's no wonder some people dont see the point in working hard cos no matter how hard you work it will always seem like an uphill fight!!

Bev

Its probably already been said.(haven't read the whole thread)..Those that work hard, struggle to provide for their families and lead an upright,honest and moralistic lifestyle will always be over-looked financialy in favour of those charachters that lead their lives differently. Is it any wonder that people are so cynicle.

no i'm not racist either but it makes you so mad,

We wouldnt get the time of day off other countries governments....that's why most people come over here!!

Im not racist by any means but EVERYBODY should get the same help!!

Bev x