Labour increase benefits bill. AIBU To think what’s the point in working?

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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15520831/Labours-push-lift-two-child-benefits-cap-hand-25-000-windfalls-thousands-Britains-biggest-jobless-families.html#

‘Official estimates suggest the cost of scrapping the cap will total £13.6 billion over the next five years.

The Tories said families currently affected by the cap are in line to receive windfalls worth an average £25,000 each over that period.

But the biggest families will gain far more. Thousands of families with five children will receive around £10,900 a year while those with six children will get an extra £16,600 a year.
Almost half of the families involved have no one in work.‘

Why don’t you give me your figures if you’re so knowledgeable? I can only speak of my own experience which is many couples in our local primary school living together now submitting two addresses to the school office and children claiming fsm because daddy lives with his parents.
Parents requesting an assessment for autism or adhd because they KNOW they can claim extra money for said child which then means the benefit cap doesn’t count.

My DH works so so hard. He came from absolute nothing whatsoever to be the successful man he is today. Works tirelessly throughout the week and even has to work weekends. He even had to work on our holiday and comes back at 3am!

There's a reason he gets paid so much, he works so hard. DS tells me "dad works so hard. I'm worried about him. He does so much for us."

No, you can't because you can not choose to work and not be hassled by the JC for work search etc.

You made a claim, so you need to back it up.

Are you being hassled to search for work?

The sooner this system is introduced the better.

Don't think anyone could complain.

@XenoBitchwould love to see that and then they wouldn’t need to be on UC! Problem solved! My question is, why don’t they just go and get a job in the first place then? Instead of volunteering could call it community service to give a little back!

Not me, no.

Community service is for criminals.
If a job needs doing, pay them properly.
The job market is dire right now.

It’s absolutely abused. There are people who need it for genuine support but there are plently of people out there who know how to play the system and manage to get almost everything possible.

@Lmktrf he sounds a fantastic guy! I hope you get to spend some quality time together! You should be bloody proud and he’s a good role model
for your son! Sorry it’s so relentless xxx

So their children should suffer more then?

How would you propose categorising that?

And are you talking about men having children with “unsuitable partners” or are we only demonising women today?

So you can live with benefits and not be hassled to get work

We do seem to have a different system here as pp have said

No it’s not! I used to do it at school - visited the elderly, worked in charity shops etc! It’s about giving back. why are you so opposed to getting jobless UC claimants doing anything that doesn’t involve sitting at home all day? I don’t get your attitude!

I am in the LCWRA group. We do not have work search commitments.

It’s also worth mentioning that many jobseekers ARE forced to do slave labour “community service” by working for free. It rarely ends in a job, and just ends in businesses getting free staff for a week

@EasternStandard I think @XenoBitchfull time job is Mumsnet! If you say the sky is blue she’ll say it’s yellow etc etc!

Wow, is that still a thing? I thought that was not allowed now.

I love you too ❤

@FMLGFastMovingLuxuryGoodscan you give me examples as I know zero UC claimants that do this. And again, if they do that why can’t they go get a job and get paid?

Definitely. Shame LCWRA haven’t seen fit to review but normal I think.

Such a lot of glee at the prospect of this being reversed in a few years.

Yes he is. We've had our downs. But we've always loved each other and our DC. We are so much stronger now and in early spring we hope to go away together to Spain (neither of us have been).

@XenoBitcha job as moderator on Mumsnet would be perfect for you?

Ah, I post on MN so I must be a fraud. ODFOD