She might have split up with her partner after their child was born.
LOL at BBC article on cheap living
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She might have split up with her partner after their child was born.
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I used to pay £55 a few years ago until I got a water meter now it is pittance.
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Yorkshire water?
Our bill is 42pounds a month.... and luckily split between 3 so we pay odd 14 or so each...
Nope Northumbrian water
You currently pay by:
Direct Debit when due
Payment plan:
Monthly
Next payment
£40.46 You do not need to do anything, your payment will be taken on or just after 15 May 2013
Bill period:
01 April 2013 - 31 March 2014
Bill amount for this period:
£332.51
Account balance:
£364.14DR
I think my original bill when I signed up with them was listed as "High consumption" even though I don't see how that is possible
should I complain? I don;t understand how the woman in that article can only be paying £15 for water....... unless she means bottled water....
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If everyone waited until they were in a good position, financially, before having children then nobody would ever have kids at all.
My parents were able to wait until they had more than £10 a week to feed us all?
My dad worked full time (factory worker) , my mum worked 2 part time jobs (cleaner for one job , kitchen porter for the other)
So not high paid jobs....
They had 3 kids
We managed just fine and I don't remember ever having to go without because my parents sacrificed their social lives for the benefit of their kids.... (something most people these day's don't seem able to do so intead they cry and whine about being on the bread line whilst owning iphones and being hipsters.)
why do modern parents seem to think just because they have a child it gives them the right not to work yet still lead the exact same life they had before?
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There is somewhat of a difference between "Good position" and "Not being able to afford feeding them if you have them".
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It's a crappy situation that woman has found herself in but I do wonder about stories like those - 300 applications not one job offer? From someone that was previously earning £27k a year at 24? I don't buy it.
Also, move to a cheaper flat!
Also, move to a cheaper flat!
Its easy to get a job at Mcdonalds. If shes that desperate then go work at a fast food joint until you get on your feet. Or she should move to a cheaper part of the country where she may be able to find work and cheaper accomodation.
So why is he not contributing? people should be held responsible for their actions not able to just up sticks and leave.
She doesn't need a 2bed home.
I lived with my wife for 4 years in a studio because we couldn't afford something better while saving to buy a flat. We wanted a bigger place but we didn't need it.
What's the problem with that? We're overcrowded as it is.
There's really no incentive to, full time (37.5) at minimum wage is £212 a week after taxes. Less than she gets now.
Also, how do you suggest she pays for child care whilst at work?
No they wouldn't, it would just mean poor people stopped having kids, which, frankly, I'm all for.
her kid is probably old enough for nursery by now..
full time nursery placement which is free find a job that fits the hours 10am-2pm
she would get child tax credits etc if she worked also
She finds a way to work around it, does she not have family that can look after the kid? for the past 2 years i have been working nights so i can look after my daughter, while my wife works during the day. we are now able to send her to preschool which is $250 a week.
Too many people expect other people to take care of their problems, too many slack arses in Britain that would rather claim benefits and then complain that their free money doesn't go far enough, instead of doing something about it.
Actually you're right, she would get tax credits. I just checked and she would be given more than she gets now in fact. So her working a minimum wage job for 30 hours a week would actually cost the tax payer more!
Dual incomes, two people to split caring for your kid. It's a completely different situation.
Going purely by the story as it's all the info we have, she has applied for at least 300 jobs.
There's 2.5 million out of work and not nearly enough jobs to go around, being a single parent of a young child does not make you a particularly appealing prospect when there's a hundred other people just as qualified.
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A Full time Nursery place is free is it? You really don't have a clue
Nursery childcare is a HUGE expense for working families.
Only 15 hours is free for 3y/o (2 y/o 15 hr funding is being rolled out but is currently at very low availability), that leaves around 25-35 hrs / week to pay for (depending how the nursery does its block hours) at between £3.50 - £5/hr, plus supplying all nappies/consumables/food etc. Or 35-50 hrs / week to pay for while under 3.
CTC (childcare tax credits) will pay a maximum of 70%, but tapers off quite quickly once you start to earn average wages.
Having 2 young children in fulltime nursery for 2 working parents, both earning £25K (net total take home 3.2k / month) can be ~£1500 / month, approx 50% of their net wage.
Surprise, surprise....this is what everyone keeps saying and no-one seems to listen too, a greater portion of the benefit bill is spent on working people than unemployed people.
When will the tax payer stop subsidising business profits.
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A Full time Nursery place is free is it? You really don't have a clue
Nursery childcare is a HUGE expense for working families.
Only 15 hours is free for 3y/o (2 y/o 15 hr funding is being rolled out but is currently at very low availability), that leaves around 25-35 hrs / week to pay for (depending how the nursery does its block hours) at between £3.50 - £5/hr, plus supplying all nappies/consumables/food etc. Or 35-50 hrs / week to pay for while under 3.
CTC (childcare tax credits) will pay a maximum of 70%, but tapers off quite quickly once you start to earn average wages.
Having 2 young children in fulltime nursery for 2 working parents, both earning £25K (net total take home 3.2k / month) can be ~£1500 / month, approx 50% of their net wage.
I thought school nurseries were free? I'm not talking about private ones