General Discussion
PS: and benefits come in many shapes and sizes and many who 'work hard' as you put it are entitled to them. Depends on what they earn and their personal/domestic circumstances. Now, there's a debate on the tv later today - parliament is debating the proposed changes to child benefit and working tax credit. As it happens neither of the proposed changes to these benefits will affect me, but if my ...
Why do I want to know so many details? Because I do, that's why. And your problem with that is?
Would a football world cup win do the trick do you think?
A thought most certainly. But with respect we need to know what the government intends doing. What you or I or anyone else for that matter thinks is, bottom line, irrelevant. Which is why I've e-mailed our MP with lots of questions.
"you want us to give them extra money to have spare rooms in their houses", ""but they are not necessarily 'spare' rooms, are they? I've just given you an example of grandparents having grandkids to stay thus allowing the parents to work and why that might not make those rooms 'spare' at all. I've just sent an e-mail to our MP about this legislation asking her lots of questions including asking ...
Depends on how much people earn though doesn't it? I mean if people work but don't earn enough to cover their social housing rent then they get help to do so via hb. Might I suggest that if a family is in that position then it may well be the case that they won't have any monies left over to pay the 'bedroom tax'? So, another option would be for them to move. But to where? Where can they go if ...
"why should people 'of a working age' be entitled to have accomodation paid for which they do not fully occupy " perhaps because there is nowhere else for them to go? perhaps because they need the 'spare' bedroom to help look after the grand kids? A million and one reasons quite possibly. The point is, whether right or wrong, wef 1.4.13 the rules for social housing tenants are changing. And that ...
Yes Taverner I agree with you that they should be rehoused. They also wish to be rehoused. The point being that they haven't been so yet because there is nothing available for them in the area that they want (need?) to be. They may not be working due to ill health but perhaps that is all the more reason why they need to stay in the area that they presently live in so that friends/relatives can ...
God Save The Queen by The Sex Pistols! Forgotten all about that. Thanks for reminding me Nelson.
I am not making people feel guilty. Goodness, how powerful I would be if I could do that! People will feel guilty or not. Up to them and how they see the world and their place in it. I will continue to keep the issue of the poor in the public mind as best I can. Which was the point of my raising the collecting for charity issue. Do I have monies to spare? No, I do not. But then I have no ...
