to think that posting about losing CHB on your facebook status is just another way of bragging that you are a high earner

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Why oh why would people feel the need to put this as their status. Ive got a couple of people on my friends list who have put this kind of thing and then they've had quite a few comments such as "oh, I know, I'm so gutted, we will lose it too".

Am I being cynical(sp?) in thinking this is just a way of letting us all know they are high rate tax payers.

not seen it (my friends must all be poor!) but yanbu.

Or could it be that they are genuinely upset at losing it, as they relied on it in some way?

There have been millions (OK, not really!) of cb threads on here, so to find out why YABU, read one or two of them :)

my friend asked me about the cb thing then really watched for my reaction which I'm sure was to assess whether we'd be affected or not..

I tried to be non commital!

to say that you are going to lose it also assumes you'll still have a job in 4 years..

SW, of course I understand that many people rely on CHB, thats not really the issue here, I dont want this to get into a debate on CHB.

But, one of my "facebook friends" in particular who has done this has 3-4 holidays abroad each year and both her and dh have brand new cars. I am pretty friendly with her and dont think for one minute they rely on this money. It just seems an odd thing in her case to put on fb and thats why it comes across as bragging.

I've posted about it but am not losing it. More pointing out the anomoly between single parents just over the threshold and two parent families just under.

I posted about how I thought it was wrong but didn't mention whether I was a loser or a keeper.

Divide and conquer

Agree Hefty with the unfairness of the anomolies. But, I think its one thing discussing it on a forum but to personally mention whether or not you get to keep it or lose it on facebook seems inappropriate to me.

My DH is a higher rate tax payer....that could mean £150k or £44k, and if it were £44k with our four children the loss of CB would be huge!! I'll lose £238 per month!!

YABU.

For many, it's the principal as much as the actual cash. And that's what they're posting on facebook. I have no doubt that I can pretty accurately tell which of my friends would be impacted or not as while I don't know what they earn specifically, by being friends you get an idea of where they are in the salary scale. So no, I don't think it's just a way to say they're earning more than £43k.

YABU my friends who've posted about it have done so cot their p'd off, not becasuse they're boasting. The two if the four who have are SAHMs and the other two work part time and are genuinely going to feel the loss.

good grief, must proof read before posting again

meeow - YABU

maybe they're just worried...

YABU - I was moaning about it to a mate yesterday. I never considered that it would be a form of gloating. We are (or prob will be if DH is given a modest payrise) at the very bottom of the scale, and we have three DCs so we will be very badly affected. I should that DH slogs for his money, and we live in an expensive city (Edinburgh). I'm hoping that I might be able to find a part-time term-time job by then, but if not we're stuffed.

bb99 if you read my other posts on this thread, you will see that the main one I am referring to has numerous holidays abroad and 2 brand new cars in the house. This is hardly indicative of someone who relies on child benefit.

And when I had this conversation my mate cheerily said that she would not be affected (because they are not HRT payers). The conversation was one of mutual sympathy, I guess because we genuinely like each other and aren't bothered by each other's income. Perhaps you should get better friends

I thought it wasn't coming into play until 2013-14?

Tell your friends they can easily find a job for less money in that period! :)
this amount of time should also give the bloody government enough time to iron out any issues as 50 grand a year is nothing like 150 grand a year!

Spawn, you having a moan to your friend about your very real concerns is not the same though, is it?

One of the people I am mainly referring to does not rely on CHB (unless her CHB pays so much that she gets numerous holidays abroad and 2 brand new cars out of it each year). And moaning to your friend is not the same as stating it on facebook for 100+ people to see (including workmates, neighbours etc who are on her friend list).

I am not saying people shouldnt be worried or disappointed with losing CHB.

Speed reading - too busy emailing politicians about the fact that...

Why do you care?

If they're wealthy, good luck to them and a few thousand quid IS an extra holiday a year for a few very well off people who will lose CB - although a HUGE number of the families losing it DO rely on it.

I have posted about it although I am not losing it as I don't get paid enough. I posted because the principle of the whole thing fucks me off.

Ah well, FB is the work of the devil .

I think I'd be irked about it even if it wasn't putting us in a predicament though, as it just seems very unfair. Maybe it was a general political moan?

OP, you are overthinking it.

i agree you are over thinking it, if they wanted to brag about their income they could simply post "i earn 50k" or whatever amount, but no they are just making a comment on something affecting them or something that is on their mind.
& i didnt realise its only coming in 2013 i thought it was going to be immediately! atleast they will get a couple more years worth then?
it is very ridiculous though the way it works for sp or sahm, it should be taken off from the family income. people getting it on 86k while single parent of 43 goes without is not fair at all, its not suprising people will moan about it

I haven't seem it amongst any of my friends on FB or had anyone mention it to me. I think almost all of my friends will be losing it as well.

Yes, I do think it is like saying that you or your partner earn at that level. However, it is easy to post things on facebook without really thinking about it. To people who have one earner who is only just above the threshold and a few children I would imagine that it is pretty significant.

Exactly, £150K a year is nothing like £50K a year. I would be very if one if my friends with a very high income partner started moaning about it (I know I have no friends who earn that amount but one or two whose partners almost certainly do) even if they KNEW they were speaking to people who would be losing it too. If you are in a less affluent position but still losing it then I would expect no moans unless you are almost completely sure you were talking to someone else in the same position with regards to losing it.