The Benefits Cap : is it working ? BBC 1 , anyone watching ?

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I'm preparing to feel quite depressed by it all,

Helena, they are wonderful. My only gripe is that they don't understand that some of us do work so sometimes arent flexible with appointments and visits. But they're learning!

I have fibromyalgia. It's bloody hard going. And there's a huge range of difference in how badly people are affected. But i was diagnosed 13 years ago and apart from maternity leave of 6months each child have worked a minimum of 17 hours a week since.

Bruce didn't take the job!

Childcare is rubbish for anyone who works weekends or shifts so impossible for a single parent. I'm sure the government muttered something about improving this once but nothing ever happened there!

Oh what a shame for Bruce. Childcare is a big issue for LP without family support etc.

Please shut up whinging grandma re your rent...

I do sympathise a bit re her caring for the kids alone.

£75 rent pw out of £380....I don't get why that's hard.

The woman with 7 children seems to have had enough money to have her hair done ......

Shame for Bruce, so close but not being able to find childcare is difficult for those circumstances.

I feel like the Grandmother we aren't hearing the whole situation, she seems to not get it that she has the money to contribute to the raising of those children. It's like saying child maintenance should only be spent on fun. It is a cost for the extra expenses of having those children.

I struggle enough with childcare working a term time only job - different school term dates between the kids makes it really hard, i literally have no idea how i will cover two or three days next year, other than taking unpaid leave.i can't imagine trying to work shifts or weekends. It's so hard for lone parents in that respect.

Bubble great on you working .

Really pisses me off those who don't work but could work (and I know a woman with fibromyalgia who doesn't work at all...), if it is genuine caring for someone be it kids etc or genuine medical issues then fine but otherwise I work hard every day every year. Never claimed benefits apart from 6 weeks years ago.

Grandma would never qualify for a DHP as she'd surely be deemed to have adequate funds!

Why is her house unfit for a one year old? I don't understand? Is it the lack of furniture and provisions?

BB A friend of mine has fibro Its bloody hard.

Im childfree by choice and a full time carer for my DH who is over 65 He has ischemic heart disease....emphysema and arthritis.

That 7 kids mum is giving me the rage

Wsnake which one has 7 kids?!

Sorry but honestly 7 kids and taxpayer foots the bill?!

I also actually think the blonde woman is shitting herself about the kids coming back into her care.

How can she talk to her social worker like that??

Yes i agree 8day

There is a big chunk out of the 7 kids mum's story that we are not being told. And obviously the social services can't tell us the real story because of confidentiality. There is nothing wrong with the house the problem is her.

She's nice.
Why is it her social workers fault?
I don't get what is going on.

I'm not entirely sure what isn't being disclosed about the mum with 7 kids as I moved from women's refuge to HA house with just air beds and SS weren't interested.

Seven kids woman needs to take some responsibility for herself and stop blaming everyone else!

Such an appalling example to put on this show as no sympathy from anyone anywhere for her!

If that blonde one has 7 kids... Honesty, gives me the rage.

Can someone explain how Sarah can afford her iPhone?

At least three of her children were already in foster care before she lost the last house. There is a whole story not being told to us.