to think that child benefit cuts are

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understandable even though we personally lose as a family, again! However, I resent people who are much much richer than us getting winter fuel allowance still.

Aibu that the two benefits should have been cut together on the same basis or not at all.

When you feel real heartbreak pinkie, or have a real crisis in your life please pm me when you've brushed yourself down, put a smile on and carried on with your life so easily. Because I'd love to know how it's done.

pickles sponsored by Kleenex man size & not ashamed to admit it*

Why don't you not claims CB then? You don't need it so let the state spend it on something more worthwhile.

Pumpkin - snaffling what I'm entitled to? I've paid enough of other ppls cb why should my child deserve some back? No our joint income doesn't affect cb payments

Gordy - I'm having to defend myself I'm allowed to do that, I won't be bullied and again I can't be blamed for anyone else's misfortune and won't feel bad for my situation, I've walked a long hard road to get where I am but that's another story

Why should my taxes fund your savings account? Your only 30ish, you can't have paid all that much tax.

oh good lord - no one is bullying you

I have been rather measured and polite but now I would just suggest you shove your where the sun don't shine

did you mean to be so rude and patronising?

Pinkie I need no in depth knowledge of your DP to know you cannot categorically rule out the possibility of him leaving/abandoning you and your DC unless you are planning on keeping him chained him to a basement radiator a la Josef Fritzl.

You can certainly trust that he won't do these things, and indeed I'd hope you wouldn't be having a child with someone you had any reservations about, but that's different from knowing he won't do it... unless you're God.

Pickles - you no nothing about me and vice versa, just because I'm in a good place now doesn't mean I always was, times a great healer

Ill be claiming cb because my CHILD is entitled to it, combined me and dp have paid 30yrs tax and ni and only ever used drs services so about time we got a slight return, child will benefit from it not us

I personally think due to your beliefs that one should not take cb unless truly needed should mean you should not apply for it either?
Why should you save this money that you deeply despise people recieving

Blimey, can I get an invite to this pity party?!

Bullied? made to feel bad? No, not at all

Pulled up on your comments that a woman who's husband left her with a disabled child, a tiny baby, no money, no job and huge debts being not your problem and shouldnt get state benefits? Yes. As you damn well should be!

If it is not needed it should not be able to be received simple.
If it is needed then its needed.
I do not get the problem.

People who say they have a problem but claim it themselves is just erm silly.

And as for claiming the CB that you think should never have existed, well your hypocrisy is frankly astounding.

I am out.

Just remember Pinkie that MN has a relationships board, in case you ever need it.

Gordy - How nasty of you, bullying ie several ppl hanging up on one because they have a different opinion or think she's being 'smug'

Pumpkin - ill come back in 18yrs and prove my point if it makes you happy

Exactly Bogey

not nasty at all - are you a bit broken?

I am with you Bogey - over and out - it's gone very weird and snitty

I wouldn't be so cross about it if it was being withdrawn in a fair way. fairness has to come in to it. Why can't the government departments work it out fairly? Now the children are older, I've been trying to find work that allows me to look after our children but due to not having family close by it is impossible so far. It's not just about childcare it's about if the children are ill or have unexpected days when the schools are closed and having to say I can't work at very short notice. Etc. We have friends who have two incomes while we have just the one and their CB will continue while ours will not.

Pumpkin - snaffling what I'm entitled to? I've paid enough of other ppls cb why should my child deserve some back?

Because you've just said in one breath it should be means tested and should never have existed and in the next that you'll be taking it because you're "entitled to it". According to you, nobody is entitled to it (or only for a limited time).

What pinkie there is two pumpkins on here which one are you talking of?

Bogey - and I was supposed to know all this before I commented? Should we all wrote our life history just incase?? Read what I said - partly believe. I won't ever need the relationships board that's what real friends and family are for.

Again cb my CHILD is entitled so ill claim it for him/her

'Partly' believe it should never have existed - if it was never there no-one would have missed it

So why shouldn't we all claim it, if our child is entitled SIMPLES!

go to bed now Pinkie - you have a busy day ahead - earning enough money to pay the child benefit of everyone who has ever claimed ever

you do realise you are not the only tax payers in the uk?

Gordy - telling someone to shove their where the sun doesn't shine is nice is it??

So your child is entitled to hard earned tax payers money but other people's children are not?