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Child Benefit is Increasing

132 replies

Overthebow · 06/03/2025 20:03

By 45p a week. What will you be spending your extra 45p on?

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SleepDeprivedButAlive · 06/03/2025 21:31

Sky TV to go on my new 70" flat screen and a pack of fags x

autisticbookworm · 06/03/2025 21:31

Hmmm put it towards my takeaway coffee and avocado on toast maybe

Neveranynamesleft · 06/03/2025 21:30

Baffles me how they come up with these amounts...

Cudz · 06/03/2025 21:29

That will buy me one third if a diet coke can. Lucky me I'll be super hydrated!!!!

AllyHayHay · 06/03/2025 21:29

Freddos are winning!

Might I also suggest putting it onto ones electricity meter?

Or investing in the stock market?

ExIssues · 06/03/2025 21:28

I guess that's £1.50 a month for 2 kids. Why even bother

Cosycover · 06/03/2025 21:27

Deffo saving up for a gram of coke. In 7 years I'll be having a right good night.

Cheesetoastiees · 06/03/2025 21:19

One banana 🍌

Cunningfungus · 06/03/2025 21:18

Prevalence · 06/03/2025 20:11

Maybe put the 45p per week (£23.40 per year) to the Council Tax that is going up by around £90 per year ...

Or perhaps it will help offset the increase in my energy bills, knocking a huge £1.80 off my £98 monthly increase.

It's just a world of exciting possibilities

Lucky you - mine is going up by £482 a year!!! (Thank you SNP 😡)

tellmesomethingtrue · 06/03/2025 21:17

How about just be grateful to be getting any financial support for your offspring in the first place...?

namechangeGOT · 06/03/2025 21:16

Well I'm saving up for some cloud 9 wide straighteners so I estimate this will speed up my purchase by about 40 years.

Peaceandquietandacuppa · 06/03/2025 21:16

MyBigFatGreekSalad · 06/03/2025 20:55

Going to make some overpayments on my mortgage and hopefully retire earlier 🤞🏻

Picturing the phone call to the bank - “Hi, can you increase my payment by (checks notes) 75p per month please?” 😂

Andsoitbeganagain · 06/03/2025 21:14

Leaving card for Rachel from accounts?

RunAwayTurnAwayRunAwayTurnAway · 06/03/2025 21:08

Lambrini.

HygerTyger · 06/03/2025 21:01

AllyHayHay · 06/03/2025 20:31

Well it looks good in the papers eh?
So we can all sit back and feel smug about them cutting funds for the disabled.

It's absolutely sickening isn't it? taking focus off the rises in council tax, water and other utilities whilst cutting essential services. But hey there's 45p increase so it balances out 🤷

TheOneWithTheWedding · 06/03/2025 20:59

Private jet

FriendsDrinkBook · 06/03/2025 20:58

Crack. It's very moreish.

CaptainBeanThief · 06/03/2025 20:58

I'm pissing myself at some of these
A fucking goat was my personal favourite, I dont get child benefit but I get pip maybe I can get myself a flock of sheep because im lying about disabilities

Commonsense22 · 06/03/2025 20:57

An extra day a week at nursery

MyBigFatGreekSalad · 06/03/2025 20:55

Going to make some overpayments on my mortgage and hopefully retire earlier 🤞🏻

Strawberryfruitcorner · 06/03/2025 20:54

Jc2001 · 06/03/2025 20:03

Beer and fags

Bahahha 🤣

Wildywondrous · 06/03/2025 20:53

I'll be celebrating with my Mum who has just turned 80 so now gets the 25p a week extra in her pension, she can now turn the heating on for 3 minutes a day.

MixedBananas · 06/03/2025 20:46

University fund.....

Thirteenblackcat · 06/03/2025 20:45

Freddos

Maitri108 · 06/03/2025 20:45

A massive TV.