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To think the child benefit arrangements are unfair?

279 replies

MobLife · 22/07/2022 21:41

Only just clocked this and I'm still not 100% sure I've got it right because it seems wrong...
So if 2 parents are both earning £49,999 and hence taking in almost £100k household income they can continue to claim full CB

But

2 parents where the household income is way under that (lets say for arguments sake £70k) and one parent is earning the greater proportion (between £50-60k) will either get a much reduced CB amount or potentially nothing at all?

How is that fair??!

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FilePhoto · 18/08/2022 11:56

RunningSME · 18/08/2022 10:07

I direct your anger towards whoever you had a child with I’m pretty sure you could get more than £15 a week if you set your mind to collecting that

You clearly have no idea how fucking useless the cms are!

RunningSME · 18/08/2022 12:07

FilePhoto · 18/08/2022 11:56

You clearly have no idea how fucking useless the cms are!

My experience of them has not been that they have been useless at all they’ve actually been quite forensic in chasing down nonpayers.

even when abroad.

RunningSME · 18/08/2022 12:08

Sumlove · 18/08/2022 11:53

I feel it is unfair that a household with more income than mine gets CB. That is my issue. Your comment makes no sense, I am talking about household income not how many hours the household works. I would not like to receive it at the detriment of lower earners but feel higher household incomes should not get it. If you cap it at £50k fine, but that should be household income. I know so many people who just put it in their kids savings account as a little extra.

I used to spend my child benefit on horseriding lessons and Lelli Kelly’s for the kids, what the fox that got to do with anything

FilePhoto · 18/08/2022 12:39

RunningSME · 18/08/2022 12:07

My experience of them has not been that they have been useless at all they’ve actually been quite forensic in chasing down nonpayers.

even when abroad.

Then you're one of the lucky ones. I know far more people who they've failed to get money for than people they've actually helped.

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