Originally Posted by
matts1
Then I know a few birds that use babies to upgrade their homes to something nicer. One actually got preggers to get a 3 bed and knew that she would be moved to a better area than what she was in - and she did!
My sister has two little lads and works full time - if she does 5 days she gets her childcare benefits slashed to sod all, if she work 4 days it is virtually all paid for - 900 a month!!!
Then this si the crazy bit, at work they want to promot her to another level, and she has had to ask that she doesn't get a pay rise, as if they give her a little payrise, she will actually loose out massively as she will need to pay for her kids to go to nursery.
Why is child care not FREE to mums who want to return to work full time and pay into society?
The misses mate was 7 quid a month better of if she stayed on the benefits than return to work!!! she is a proud person and returned to work despite being worse off, people like that should be rewarded IMO.
Yeah it is a complete fucking joke!!
the system doesnt encourage mums back to work at all unfortunately. As you say it should be free childcare for mums going back to work to encourage them to do so as in the long run they are better off getting money in tax off mums rather than paying out benefits for someone totally dependant on handouts.
For example one of my ex's from portsmouth was on benefits and had 2 kids.
She got a total of £18500 a year in benefits which means shed have to earn £24000 a year before tax to get that equivilent money.
And probably a good deal more to cover childcare!!!
Plus whose going to give someone with not a lot of job experience or qualifications a job with limited daytime hours and only during term time??
not many.
The systems all set up wrong.