Housing benefits

[Andrew]

Housing benefits are being capped today in 4 London boroughs to a maximum of £500 per week ?

 

One unmarried mother of three ( nothing wrong in that, could be divorced ) was bleating on about how is she going to manage to send her kids on school day outing, school holidays etc ??

 

Excuse me missus, that money is paid because you need it to help pay for your housing needs and not to send your kids on school trips. Why should you be subsidised into sending your kids on away days from school at the expense of rate payers.

[Ken L]

Not to worry, the gravey train gets derailed in October when housing benefits cease to exist.

[barry luxton]

Housing benefits are being capped today in 4 London boroughs to a maximum of £500 per week ?

 

One unmarried mother of three ( nothing wrong in that, could be divorced ) was bleating on about how is she going to manage to send her kids on school day outing, school holidays etc ??

 

Excuse me missus, that money is paid because you need it to help pay for your housing needs and not to send your kids on school trips. Why should you be subsidised into sending your kids on away days from school at the expense of rate payers.

she could always go and get a job

[Andrew]

she could always go and get a job

 

WHATTTTTTTTT

 

And lose her hard earned benefits you chump !

[barry luxton]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12495268

[Puzzled]

Despite the lefties getting out of their (subsidised) prams about benefit reforms, I think Call Me Dave & Co are generally getting it right.

 

It's about time that the welfare state was directed only at those in genuine need (as it was meant to) and not taken up by those who see it as a lifestyle choice.

 

The major worry is if the scroungers aren't given the amount of handouts they need, they then choose to go and nick what they need, end up in stir and the state then supports them anyway.

 

It's an education piece as much as anything else and it could take a generation or two to breed out the state reliance culture.

[poledark]

What sort of job should an unmarried mother of three young kids get?

 

Den

[big_cod]

Yes there are people who take the mickey out of the system lets just remind ourselves of the rich scroungers in our society high profile figures who curse the lower classes then do just the same and milk the system is she any worse than this man our own conservative mp for whitby and scarborough no because he is worse the man is worth millions in his own right .

 

These are his words.

 

“I fly from Leeds/Bradford to Brussels and we get a set fee of around £500, but if I buy a cheaper ticket, economy class for about £160 and £250, I can pocket the difference and, as a capitalist, also as a British Conservative, I see it as a challenge to buy cheap tickets and make some profit on the system“.

 

Our mp has a nice track record with his expenses he is not alone just one of many buts let not forget who the other scroungers are in our society.

He can over claim on expenses and just pay it back somebody who does a bit on the side and gets caught goes to court whats the difference its nice to try your luck and have no penalty robert has dont it a few times once yes but ah well he does likes to keep a good track record have a read open your eyes to the other people who milk it who we never hear about you wont see this on the front page of the mail.

 

http://www.real-whitby.co.uk/conservative-whip-robert-goodwills-parliamentary-expenses

 

paul.

Edited April 15, 2013 by big_cod

[Ken L]

What sort of job should an unmarried mother of three young kids get?

 

Den

One in an area where she can aford the rent.

[Ken L]

Yes there are people who take the mickey out of the system lets just remind ourselves of the rich scroungers in our society high profile figures who curse the lower classes then do just the same and milk the system is she any worse than this man our own conservative mp for whitby and scarborough no because he is worse the man is worth millions in his own right .

 

These are his words.

 

“I fly from Leeds/Bradford to Brussels and we get a set fee of around £500, but if I buy a cheaper ticket, economy class for about £160 and £250, I can pocket the difference and, as a capitalist, also as a British Conservative, I see it as a challenge to buy cheap tickets and make some profit on the system“.

 

Our mp has a nice track record with his expenses he is not alone just one of many buts let not forget who the other scroungers are in our society.

He can over claim on expenses and just pay it back somebody who does a bit on the side and gets caught goes to court whats the difference its nice to try your luck and have no penalty robert has dont it a few times once yes but ah well he does likes to keep a good track record have a read open your eyes to the other people who milk it who we never hear about you wont see this on the front page of the mail.

 

http://www.real-whitby.co.uk/conservative-whip-robert-goodwills-parliamentary-expenses

 

paul.

I confess, I'm struggling to see the relevance of a thirteen year old quote from a man who was an MEP (not an MP) at the time and who has never had a job as an MP that had responsibility for a department managing housing or any other kind of benefits.