To think plenty of people live on a lot less than £297 a week?

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It's still over £15k a year.

Yes they do. Why do you ask?

And your point?

What's the context?

Context? Without knowing where they live, how many of them etc it is impossible to discuss. What does that have to cover etc?

I believe the point is that public sector workers are overpaid?
PH was asked if he could live on that.

Oh another thread about that.

I don't believe public sector workers are overpaid btw.

Yes a lot of single people live on less than that, but might get topped up with tax credits if they work enough hours and are over 25. if you are on a low income and have kids then you get heavily topped up with working and child tax credits.

Marr, John McConnell asking if Philip Hammond could live on it. I know loads of people who live on a lot less, yet it seems to be considered to be a really low amount for a cleaner to earn.

Yes they do. Yes, many probably manage. We couldn't due to our outgoings. Unsure about your point.

Funny that MPs who also work for the public sector got far more pay rise than others

I think in fairness it depends on housing costs within that. You could certainly live on it, live and pay rent/mortgage, possibly not, depending where you live.

X-post. If you live on that little your income is often topped up with tax credits, benefits etc.

Yes people do but it's still far below the average wage. Being a single parent on that income would be very difficult!

Depends on where that cleaner lives and how many they support. But most on that amount are eligible for other help.

Would you want to? It's not much. You can exist on it for a while but I don't think you can really live a life you'd enjoy on it.

Honey - You wouldn't be on that income as a single parent - you would have tax credits and child benefit and possibly child maintainance on top !

We live on less than that. I don't claim tax credits. Lots of people don't. I work in the public sector, most people I work with earn less than 16k. Half the country earns less than 16k. I think minimum wage should be £10 a hour.

Well it goes back to that old classic, doesn't it.
I mean if you live at home with mum and dad, and They pay for everything. Then yes £297 pw seem like a small fortune.
However if you've got a mortgage and bills to pay £297 is a joke.
Did Philip Hammond say he could live on it. If he did. I'd love to see him put his money where is mouth is.
Also I don't think. Its too much for a cleaner. The cleaner is the backbone of any organisation. The place couldn't open without the cleaner.
Is that what PH said.

I lived on less when single,and I was entitled to nothing.

I wouldn't say to anyone. Oh you can live on xxxxxx. How the fuck do I know. What people can and cannot live on

Single people on less than £13k can claim working tax credits as long as you work 30 hours a week. The requirements are less for disabled people.

I'm sure people do. It's not loads though - Me and DP live off about 4x that, no DCs yet. We are comfortable but not rolling in it in any sense - we have a lovely home, nicely kept and furnished, eat good but not especially extravagant food, shop on the high-street etc, we do have to save for luxuries and go on one european holiday a year. We could definitely definitely live off less than that as we do have quite a lot of unnecessary luxuries, but we wouldn't be able to afford our central London accommodation costs.