£10 Christmas bonus.

[recklessruby]

Just curious as to if you got yours from DWP (PIP etc). When? And what amazing thing you bought with it?
Mine came yesterday and I bought electric and gas top ups, chocolate and painkillers.

That's right Edwin, it's up to those on a low enough income to merit a £10 bonus, with disabilities and the stress and host of practical problems which comes with them, to solve the complex issue of homelessness, not the fucking government's who btw have shafted both!
Thought you had a proper mic drop moment there didn't you. Cringe

edwinbear but you chose to post about it on a thread about people using £10 on little treats or even essentials as they can't afford them the rest of the time.

You brag about your luxuries (unattainable for most btw), but choose to chastise a kid going to panto.

And you seem to think you're the victim here.

@edwinbear

But do you think if the £10 was stopped, the government would actually use it towards supporting homeless people?

How about taxing high earners more or targeting the companies who avoid paying tax?

please beware the teddy bear AKA Edwin wants this thread gone.
we need to share how much that extra 10 pounds means.. please don't let this thread disappear.
how many homeless people have a disabilty.... ?? Many will. the bear only see's the NT ones.

Gina yes. Absolutely it’s a fucking disgrace how little the big conglomerates pay. Amazon tell HMRC how much tax they are prepared to pay and then they ‘negotiate’. That doesn’t happen with my tax bill.

samcro I don’t want or need this thread deleted?

Some people are narcissist and are always the hero or victim, never the villain.
Just like some people volunteer for the homeless which is very heroic even if they do sit down afterwards and bemoan about disabled people spending £1.50 on chocolate whilst they themselves are scoffing £68 worth of stinky cheese.
Did OP ever consider that many many disabled people have been homeless or close to homelessness. That the many carers are saving over £140 billion pounds every year, and perhaps she should campaign for the govt to spend some of those savings on social care and helping the homeless.
Or she could just you know, do her few hours work with the homeless to satisfy her own warped conscious and then go home and quaff her £40 wine whilst complaining about poor people trying to cheer themselves up with a meagre bonus because she is apparently better than them because she satisfied her own ego at the homeless Shelter.

Edwin, I’ve asked you quite a few, completely polite questions. I’m genuinely interested in your response.

Ignoring the ludicrously shitty comments. I don't notice it. Single parent/carer...it just goes into the pot to finance the endless bills. I don't draw it out and have a party. Maybe I should consider it as part of the lack of maintenance my ex-husband pays for our autistic child, because he'd justify that he is "paying" by way of tax because I'm just a waste of space who gave up a City career to deal WITH ALL THIS FUCKING SHIT ON MY OWN so he could fuck around being a cunt and currently pretend to be a "farmer"...ten quid neither here nor there given what I have to deal with. Thanks though.

Spot on totallycluelessoverhere.

I don’t think you mean op totallcueless

Gina my apologies, you have indeed be super polite. I’m fielding from all corners though so if you could pls summarise again I’ll respond best as I can.

What a strange thing to comment on steve

No I didn’t mean OP gin , I meant Edwin. There is no edit button but as Edwin is the only person claiming to volunteer at the homeless shelter hopefully most people will realise I mistyped in my fury.

SimpySteve if you’d read my response to a 5wPP mum with a suspected prolapse (do you know what that is?) I think you’ll understand I’ve earned my stripes here. Have you?

edwinbear, are you actually in the UK?

Here, if a mother is literally living on the streets then she is not bringing her children into the centre you are at because those children will have been removed from her care & placed into foster or other similar accommodation, depending on the circumstances.

What do you mean by “people on benefits”? You’ve written it a few times and it comes across negatively, the implication seems to be that it’s people who don’t work? But if not, I just don’t get the phrasing.

Do you not think there’s other things which should be given up first - for example tax loopholes for big corporations? Why hit out at the disabled?

Sorry totally, wasn’t trying to be a dick, just saw someone agreeing and felt sorry for the OP who doesn’t seem to have a cheese habit 😉

Do remember that income tax is only one form of taxation and so even if people aren't working they still pay tax on form of vat or insurance tax etc.
The majority of people in receipt of benefits work and £10 a year is noticeable to people who get the minimum to live on.
For those moaning about their working conditions, join a union or look at other employers. It's not the fault of anyone else that your employer doesn't give you the credit you want or maybe have a chat with them like a grown up instead of berating people who would love the opportunity to work or work ft. The judgy, jealous posts on here make me despair and shows me why we get the government we have.

I'd like to know why it's okay for you to spend vast amounts of money on luxuries but it's not okay for somebody to treat their child to a panto trip or eat some chocolate.

I think you’ll understand I’ve earned my stripes here. Have you?

So now you're questioning who has 'earned' the most seniority in terms of posting? Jesus Christ, you can't help yourself, can you....?

can I just say I do not like cheese.....I only like it melted...i know im odd.

I'd like to know why it's okay for you to spend vast amounts of money on luxuries but it's not okay for somebody to treat their child to a panto trip or eat some chocolate.

I'd genuinely like to know the answer to this too.

Why is it okay for you to treat yourself but not okay for us to do the same? And why did you think it was acceptable to tell us how we should spend our money?

I'm the same samcro, unmelted cheese makes me retch.