to ask how much you receive in tax credits?

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We've had a change in circumstances so I've just had a new award through the door.

They're giving us £1100 every four weeks.

This seems a huge amount?

Does anyone else get this much?

"Ah, don't get too comfortable, they're stopping people pissing about with pretend 'own businesses' that make jack shit so they can rake in tax credits"

My dh definitely doesn't crochet

and £10 000 for sixteen hours and his ''businness' as well... where do tou work? Senegal?

How much do we get? £0. This thread is going to become a bunfight. However I have to agree it's really frustrating to hear that people are being awarded such huge amounts of money. And yes I know childcare is expensive - I have always had to pay for it. Where is the incentive to study for a well paid job, when you can just do part time minimum wage work and take home the same money through tax credits?

We don't qualify. I'm that between you both you only earn £10,000. How have you been managing before this tax credit award?

Also, why don't you qualify for HB or other benefits?

I work term time so it's not 16 hours a week every week of the year.

What the actual fuck are you talking about lillias?!

lillias - what a nasty post

We have other income that tax credits don't 'recognise' (maintenance payments for one)

We get £1,100.00 every four weeks.
DP works 45 hour per week and I work 25.
We have 5 DC but no childcare costs.

ilovechips I would imagine the incentive is doing a job that you enjoy that pays you enough that you do not need to rely on tax credits, to earn more money so you have a better standard of living?

Who actually wants to scrape by in a minimum wage job just to get a few quid from tax credits?

I think lillias has been at the gin so I'll leave her to it!

Lillias, what's your problem?

it's not a few quid, though, is it, it's a whole fucking wage so they can hardly work at all

ilovechips - not everyone is able to work in high paid jobs.

And lillias no he isn't doing it wrong.

It took 2 years before DHs business started making enough money for him to draw a wage. That is how it goes. You don't start making a fortune straight away do you?

Tantrums £1100 every four weeks is more than "a few quid" to me!

Who exactly is going to do the well paid jobs if all the 'real men' do jobs that pay lots of money?

What exactly is a 'real man' and how did the concept get linked to earning power?

Ah Lillias don't be mean, small businesses can grow really quick. Before my DH sold his he went from earning £100 a week to our pre kids monthly combined income a week reminisces about the good ol' days

my problem is that I work FULL TIME for the same amount she is GIVEN so she hardly need work at all she can stay home and see her kids I can't oh and I pay childcare for the privelage it'as a mad world

240 a month. Single parent with one DC

lillias you sound very bitter and you are not coming across well. You don't know the OP and you know nothing about her or her dh.

Why don't you channel your frustrations elsewhere instead of posting spiteful comments?