Jealous of those who live in A-D?

[MrsMurphyIWish]

I’ve started seeing comments about budget money funnelled into “welfare areas”. DH and I are nearly 50. We were raised in an under privileged area - he, working class and me foster care. We never moved and as teachers of nearly 30 years I think we may not be net contributors but we work bloody hard.

Here’s to all at the council area workers where we bloody work our arses off - I’ll take any benefit that comes our way!

Ive seen absolutely no negative comments on this. Its £100 🤷‍♀️

There is no way that teachers of 30 years are not net contributors.

The price cap is going up by £500.

I thought this was a post about moving to Abu Dhabi!

Me too.

What does A-D mean in this context?!

Council tax bands

People on council council tax bands A - D are getting £100 towards energy bills.

They might not be if you purely look at the tax they pay (the cut off is about the point at which higher rate tax starts being paid) but since they are public servants then, yes, obviously they are because their work is a contribution.

I think you may have misread my post. When the announcement was made I read comments about monies being funnelled into “welfare areas” but these areas aren’t just areas of NEETS or an underclass, there are people who choose to stay there for whatever reason.

It’s £100 quid won’t even make a dent 🙄

It’s £8 a month isn’t it?

Teachers are by definition net contributors. It is possible that the government structures their pay in a way that makes it look like they receive benefits, but it is still exactly part of their pay. How it is divided up is irrelevant.

Remember, the benefits received by many full time workers aren’t really for the benefit of those workers. They are subsidies for the employers who are getting away with paying substandard wages. Paying the money to the companies would just be poor optics. It’s easier to pay the money to the people and place the blame on them.

I don’t really understand this policy. Hasn’t Burnham been (correctly) saying the council tax bands are not great, it needs reform etc, and I don’t think anyone would say it’s a particularly good proxy for need.

And thats not jealousy talking, we’ll receive it. And we don’t need it. And I’m not saying that no one will need it, I’m sure loads will! I just think this isn’t a great way to determine it.

A quick AI shows me the basic salary for a teacher of 30 years is a shade under £53k.
I am sick to death of 'I'm a teacher' or 'I'm a nurse' being used as a shortcut for 'I'm poorly paid'.
I'm middle level in a professional jon that is now degree entry and am paid under £39k for 40 years experience. For context.

Is this for people on benefits, or anyone in bands A-D?

Ummm we're band B and have a household income of over £100k (flat in inner London).

We don't need it, I shall be giving my £100 to my elderly dad who is only on a state pension and is in a Band E house.

Anyone who starts banging on about this is an idiot. £100 is not going to make much difference, it’s a token.
Council tax bands are outdated and all over the place anyway so it will go to a whole range of people.

Employers who are taxed so highly they can't afford to pay higher wages

THIS! ^^^

We’re in band D. I am not really sure why but we are. We don’t need £100 towards our energy bills. We’ll be donating it. I would make more sense to be targeted at low incomes which they could see from tax records or benefit claim

I can’t speak for all parts of the UK but where I am in the North West, a D council band would be quite a lovely area to live and not classed in any way as a “welfare area”.

Well exactly. We are both higher rate rax payers and own a nice flat in leafy inner London.

But as we are Band B we get £100. Madness.