Grub Stake. - Page 3

flashy · 11-09-2007, 12:28

GB will do what he wants to do anyway, so its pointless having our say on this

lettie · 11-09-2007, 12:32

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Originally Posted by jambutty

Those receiving telephone number salaries get regular increases as a percentage, which is way over and above the rate of inflation whilst the 80% get an inflation rate increase spread over two years.

Or, if you work in the public services you get a payrise below the rate of inflation which is given in 2 stages. Although meant to start in April, nurses, midwives and professions allied to medicine, in England,have so far received sweet Fanny Adams.

BERNADETTE · 12-09-2007, 19:36

Just read a comment in todays paper about this. A young woman was saying that her mum had just been diagnosed with ovarian cancer and had been advised to eat certain fruits and vegetables to help in her recovery. As the young woman asked will her mum be offered this extra money? Her last point being that pregnancy is a choice, cancer is not!!

Eric · 13-09-2007, 18:06

Seems like a good idea, altho' I do agree with those who suggest it should be "means tested" ... I am assuming that this is what we refer to as "geared to income." Canada has no national policy on this issue, altho' there is a mothers allowance cheque which goes out every month to all Canadians who have kids under 18. Provincial govts. have their own programs usually offered thro' municipalities. In Kingston we have a program called Better Beginnings for Kingston Children. Expectant mothers are offered free pre natal clinics and seminars, followed up with parenting classes after the child is born. They are given food packages, no money just food. But the programs are free, and those who attend are given taxi vouchers so that they can make it to the classes. There is a central facility, but satellite sites are set up in the poorer areas of town. And there are summer camps for kids. Not an ideal system, but it does some good.

WillowTheWhisp · 13-09-2007, 18:47

It sounds like a daft idea to me. Surely it's important for the woman to eat healthily before she gets pregnant?

grego · 13-09-2007, 19:11

I think this system would be abused by some but agree if it was to come in surely it would be more beneficial from the start of the pregnancy.

kathleen_firth · 09-10-2007, 20:57

theres no way any body is going to spend a whole 200 pound on eat heatlthily... im pregnant myself and eating ealthily is obviously a huge deal to any pregnant woman but i know if i was to get the money i wouldnt spend it all on healthy food if i did the food wouldnt last very long would it

kathleen_firth · 09-10-2007, 20:59

a better idea would be to spread the money out over the period of the pregnancy... there are available coupons for 2.80 a week for fruit and vegetables for pregnant women but i dont think 2.80 is enough really

WillowTheWhisp · 09-10-2007, 21:06

Why can't the pregnant woman manage to do that herself? Just because she gets £200 all at once doesn't mean she has to spend it all at once.

bullseyebarb · 09-10-2007, 21:14

What happened to personal responsibility? I sometimes despair of the land of my birth. Are you all so steeped now in the government handout? Not that we don't have a fair amount of that over here. So corrosive.

WillowTheWhisp · 09-10-2007, 21:27

No, we're not all steeped. It's the Government who seem to think things like this are vote winners. Like the tax credit thing. Far better for people to earn a decent wage and not need to be bolstered up by other things.