No Benefits for parents - Page 4

WillowTheWhisp · 20-06-2008, 14:04

It seems barmy for a mother to go to work to earn money to pay for someone else to look after her children. I know I'm old fashioned but I do think the first word, first step, first anything it should be the Mum or Dad who is there. If a child falls and scrapes their knee they want Mum not a stranger even if it's a loving and well-trained stranger.

cherokee · 20-06-2008, 14:04

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Originally Posted by Neil

So you are not againsy Poles as long as they are not working. Would you prefer they just claimed our benefits instead?

I am against them being over here. I am not being nasty or racist, I just don't think this Country can support anyone else at the moment.

I completely agree with you , sorry if I didnt come across too clear.
I myself applied for a job some time back and was outdone by a polish fella.

harwood red · 20-06-2008, 18:54

I went back to work when my kids were age 5 & 6 for 4 days a week and managed well financially before that I worked at the weekends

flashy · 24-06-2008, 11:52

right, ive just been down and sat there for two hours for them to tell me nothing i didnt already know...basically whats going to happen is that as from November this year they are taking lone parents off benefits and putting them on job seekers allowance, you will have to prove that you have applied for as many jobs as possible in the two weeks between signing on, theres only so long you can be on job seekers too before they take you off that

onlyme · 24-06-2008, 15:41

I think thats the major problem, it appears to me that as British there is not as strong a support network as other nationalities, making it easy for them to work etc.

Think about it, we all laugh or comment on families of poles or whoever livving in a small house to cut down outgoings, or shring the responsibilities. You have a strong family netwrok, it enables the individuals to work for less money as the outgoings are split, work unsocial hours etc etc etc.

Businesses are more family run, and family ties are stronger. I know of a number of asian families that are able to afford lovely houses, posh cars etc because the family arrangement. And in this day and age, who can blame them.

I may be wrong, just my opinion

West Ender · 24-06-2008, 17:17

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Originally Posted by [email protected]

PS did you see that news item recently - 3 polish families were living in the loft of someone elses house.(had broken through the dividing loft wall)

There was a similar story as early as 1960 when the 1st Pakistanis were arriving in this country. In those rows of terraced houses where there was no division in the loft area there were, reportedly, row upon row of immigrants sleeping between the rafters from one end of the terrace to the other. It may have been true, on the other hand it may be an urban myth, I never heard of a loft lodger falling through anyone's ceiling.

WillowTheWhisp · 24-06-2008, 17:25

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Originally Posted by onlyme

Think about it, we all laugh or comment on families of poles or whoever livving in a small house to cut down outgoings, or shring the responsibilities. You have a strong family netwrok, it enables the individuals to work for less money as the outgoings are split, work unsocial hours etc etc etc.

In a lot of cases the extended family (grandparents and such like) are not on hand to be able to look after the children. But supposing a lone parent gets a job and can't afford to pay for childcare what are they supposed to do with their child(ren)?

onlyme · 24-06-2008, 17:35

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Originally Posted by WillowTheWhisp

In a lot of cases the extended family (grandparents and such like) are not on hand to be able to look after the children. But supposing a lone parent gets a job and can't afford to pay for childcare what are they supposed to do with their child(ren)?

Thats what I am getting at Willow. When I was working I was paying £500 per month out of my wage for my little ones childcare. I had no help from tax credits etc. Its ridiculous

emamum · 24-06-2008, 17:37

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Originally Posted by WillowTheWhisp

In a lot of cases the extended family (grandparents and such like) are not on hand to be able to look after the children. But supposing a lone parent gets a job and can't afford to pay for childcare what are they supposed to do with their child(ren)?

Thats the problem i am having atm.....

panther · 24-06-2008, 18:14

So ya get a job, ya have child care paid for, but what about the rent?, can ya still afford that, because ya probably wont get full housing benefit now ya working or council tax!

....and what if the child is ill? what then?...I doubt ya employer will let ya have time off, do you?

so all ya lone parents out there, will ya be better off.......I dont think so

lancsdave · 24-06-2008, 18:22

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Originally Posted by panther

so all ya lone parents out there, will ya be better off.......I dont think so

Depends on the level of childcare you need. I was better off working and my daughter going to a childminder after school than I was on the very brief time I had on benefits. Also depends on what you earn of course.