To think this is an unacceptable wage?

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I'm a qualified teacher with 21 years' experience who has just started supply so flexibility with a poorly husband and three kids of my own.
Just did a full day supply (8.30-3.30) and came out with £112 net.
Hubby thinks decent wage, I think piss-take!
Opinions please!

@slashlover I also have two teenagers?

It wasn't long ago that you wanted to pack it for uc and social housing...

Or you could get another job, if 'being a teacher' is so bad.

I never said pack in your job, but you knew that.

Change careers if teaching is such a hideous job with such poor pay! 🙄

Well spotted!

Of course there is an income limit when you want to be considered for social housing. Many councils/social housing landlords will have it at £30,000 a year per household. Some are £40,000 to £50,000 a year, They're not going to dish out affordable housing to a family with £150,000 a year income! It's literally for people on low incomes, who can't afford to buy a property, and can't afford private let.

Once you are in however, you could earn a million a year and won't be evicted. (If it's a lifetime tenancy obviously.) If you have 5 year tenancies though, (like some social housing landlords do,) and your income has gone from say, £33,000 to £42,000 in that time, the landlord is under no obligation to carry on the tenancy... (if, for example, the limit is £40,000.)

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I presume somewhere in those 4 years of uni you would have known how to find out what you would be on?

Still not overcrowded. You would be told the teens can share. If you have even 1 reception room downstairs that will also be counted as a sleep space. Not even close to overcrowded.

Ah yes, it’s really hard with young children I know. I had to cut my hours quite a lot. Once they’re a bit older it will free you up to work more, but realise that doesn’t help in this moment, and it does completely suck that normally both parents have to work full time to sustain the home, very unhealthy pressure to put families under. At least you are saving on childcare I suppose. Best of luck and hope you find a way out of teaching eventually.

Teachers have taken a huge real-terms wage cut. Salary was much more competitive and conditions much better 20+ years ago. Not any more.

@Fluufer According to government website a person over 21 needs own room? My eldest is there in 3 years?

Only if you don't have a living room and only if he's actually living with you. And only in 3 years when he's 21. At which point you'd most likely to be told he should find his own place to live.

@Fluufer How many 21 year-olds do you know that can afford their own place to live?! I'm 44 and still bloody renting!!

i haven’t read every post but a teacher appears to not know the difference between gross and net pay???

@Anoisagusaris And even one with a Masters(!) The pay is shit. End of.

Bedroom 1 - You and DH
Bedroom 2 - 17 year old
Bedroom 3 - 14 year old.

The 4 year old doesn't count for another 6 years. Your 2 oldest children have their own rooms. Your living room also counts as a bedroom, did you click the link I posted?

I didn't say it's great. But it is what the council will tell you. They will tell him to rent a room. And if you do have a living room, you still wouldn't be overcrowded anyway.

@slashlover Yes. Somebody said 14 and 17 can share one of the single rooms so I was replying re that and the fact he will need his own room at 21.

Surely you knew your hourly rate before you decided to work supply??

It appears to vary according to school/agency.

Again, he has his own room and will do for the next 6 years. Even if the four year old is in with him then that is his own room as the 4 year old doesn't count.

Children under the age of 10 do not count. They can share a room with anyone.

@slashlover I see. Find it worrying they would deem it acceptable for a 4 yo of opposite sex to share with 17/18/19/20 yo but if they are the rules...

@Stealthmodemama No clue. The £45k is ridiculous!

She could also go in with you and your DH, or set up a bedroom in the living room.

You realise there are homeless families living in one room in hostels/hotels?

@slashlover She is in with us.
The difference being we both are in work.