AIBU to feel annoyed about discounted attractions for benefit claimants?

[Sheldonsheher]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15721199/Benefit-claiming-families-UK-attractions-working-Brits.html

I know I’ll get slated as the origin is the daily fail but, but this kind of annoys me too! I mean as a single parent I don’t want to pay £60 to go to the zoo either.

Another one assuming that people on benefits can’t possibly be working hard.

Are you drunk or have I had another stroke

But that's the problem. We've all come to accept rip-off prices as the norm.

I’m not the one saying the scheme is unfair. I was just struck by how many right-wingers have suddenly seized upon the perceived “unfairness” of the scheme. They don’t strike me as the type of people who would ordinarily be bothered by unfairness, as they’re not the usual victims. But now someone is getting a day out that they’re not having, they’re throwing a strop and demanding that it should be available to everyone. They’ve suddenly come over all left-wing!

I saw a tiger at the zoo once at that really helped me away from tge path of selling coke.

A small child might have seen a tiger, and gone on to work in wildlife conservation.
Small seeds are planted early on.

Why should they be entitled to it?

Well if life experiences don’t matter why do we both taking children anywhere?

No someone who works hard and pays taxes

No I’m sober

I like to think we live in a time and place where every child should indeed fucking well be entitled to a rare day out.

Shame on any bitter, ashen-hearted person who begrudges a child having a nice day that they can look back on in years to come with happy memories.

Exactly right!

I work in early years and even at that young age we can see the difference between children who are able to access experiences and those who aren’t. So many don’t get anything often due to no fault of the parents just because they can’t afford it. That gap widens more and more as children get older.

people can get as jealous as they want but these experiences do matter and are important for children.

So they dont sell coke xx

That's exactly what the money and savings on attractions should go towards. People who's start to life is more of an uphill struggle than most

The media outrage over this is off the scale today.
For my sins, had TalkRadio on my DAB and they were absolutely ripping into UC claimants. All about how people on UC get free money, discounts etc. How people are choosing to go on UC to get the freebies and discounts (I really do not think so).
I know people on UC and there is fuck all in the way of tourist attractions here where we live. A train to London would be something they could not afford even if entry to the attractions a were £1.

You’re shouting into the wind with this kind of sensible post.

Its not just that people don’t understand how the scheme works for the attractions - they don’t want to.

Then they’d have to risk facts getting in the way of their rants.

Yes, it all comes across as "wah wah, it is not fair" and a lot of foot stomping.

It’s also been kicked off by Robert Jenrick.

the man who approved a housing development to benefit his pal, and benefactor, in an inappropriate way, and in a way that saved said benefactor paying £30 million to the council. He also allowed said benefactor to dodge their legal requirements for affordable housing.

Yet another vile man being allowed to stoke hate and encourage benefit bashing. And people are falling for it

So by that logic why are non working families being rewarded with perks - in many cases they are getting more than working families

No, no one that is on UC is getting more than a working family on a like for like basis.
I say 'like for like' because you can not compare a working couple with one child with a couple that have a disabled child. Apples and oranges.

Children whose parents are on UC deserve to enjoy small joys and non essentials.

Agreed. I find it quite alarming to see so many parents on here so outraged about these discounts. Where is the empathy? 😔

I am sure almost all of those parents who can access these discounts would much rather have a higher income and financial security rather than be in a position to claim UC and be eligible for some museum discounts 🤷‍♀️

Like a large number of UC claimants then, glad you agree it’s a good idea

At this point I can’t believe someone still can’t grasp the fact that working and claiming UC are not mutually exclusive.

and largely those that aren’t in paid work will be either medically unfit or unpaid carers.