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AIBU that the benefit cap is actually a cut on child benefit?

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ChickenLickn · 02/02/2012 19:39

This family would be affected by the cap. The family is made up of two parents who have combined their families and taken responsibility for their children - so there are 6 children in the family.

As the graph shows, most of their income is child benefit.
They spend the majority of the money on food for the family of 8. The next largest outgoing is for school uniform, shoes, other school expenses and clothing. So they are taking good care of the children.

They all live in an overcrowded 3 bed house, on a council estate in north wales.

The amount they will lose from the cap is more than the cost of their rent.

AIBU that this cap is actually a cut in child benefit, and will penalise people who are trying to bring up their children properly?

OliviaMumsnet · 02/02/2012 23:20

Hallo
We're moving this to politics
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