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Well after paying my tax and NI to support the others that need help all my working life.
I can't wait to go into elderly care and have to pay a minimum of £7.00 a hour to be left to piss myself in the dining room whoop whoop.
Really where is the balance ?
Some pay twice, with tax and care home fees, as screwed by the system.
Some nothing and expect everything out of the system
The system stinks and has no balance to support and aging population,
1 in 3 of us will end up disabled by a form of dementia and will require additional resources and care.
A short term fix does not mend a long term and ever increasing fact.

Get me off my soap box
Benefit cheats now are undermining there own future care
Cxxx
 
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The system is bonkers. Apparently when I move house tomorrow with my daughter I will be given benefits of some nature.

I will pay a few hundred quid tax and some more national insurance, then I'll pay a reduced council tax. After I've paid these taxes I am to receive Child benefit (which everybody gets apparently) and something called child tax credits, then some universal credit :confused:.

It all seems a bit backwards. The Government are going to take taxes from my salary then pay it back in some form of benefit (n).

Would it not be simpler and less expensive for the Government to regulate the cost of living a bit better e.g utilities, rental prices, food prices, fuel, wages?

It's all boggled my mind a bit. It just seems like an excersise in digitally transferring numbers from one bank account to another, then another, then another, then back again:hmm:.

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The system is bonkers. Apparently when I move house tomorrow with my daughter I will be given benefits of some nature.

I will pay a few hundred quid tax and some more national insurance, then I'll pay a reduced council tax. After I've paid these taxes I am to receive Child benefit (which everybody gets apparently) and something called child tax credits, then some universal credit :confused:.

It all seems a bit backwards. The Government are going to take taxes from my salary then pay it back in some form of benefit (n).

Would it not be simpler and less expensive for the Government to regulate the cost of living a bit better e.g utilities, rental prices, food prices, fuel, wages?

It's all boggled my mind a bit. It just seems like an excersise in digitally transferring numbers from one bank account to another, then another, then another, then back again:hmm:.

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I wish I could help you out hun but I have no clue with all this, we get child benefit for our youngest and that's it, I wouldn't want to begin to imagine on how to start, there must be someone here who would have an idea x
 
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I wish I could help you out hun but I have no clue with all this, we get child benefit for our youngest and that's it, I wouldn't want to begin to imagine on how to start, there must be someone here who would have an idea x

Never in my life have I received benefits so I'm clueless really. I have always worked for a living and will continue to do so. I'm sure it'll all work itself out :)

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The system is bonkers. Apparently when I move house tomorrow with my daughter I will be given benefits of some nature.

I will pay a few hundred quid tax and some more national insurance, then I'll pay a reduced council tax. After I've paid these taxes I am to receive Child benefit (which everybody gets apparently) and something called child tax credits, then some universal credit :confused:.

It all seems a bit backwards. The Government are going to take taxes from my salary then pay it back in some form of benefit (n).

Would it not be simpler and less expensive for the Government to regulate the cost of living a bit better e.g utilities, rental prices, food prices, fuel, wages?

It's all boggled my mind a bit. It just seems like an excersise in digitally transferring numbers from one bank account to another, then another, then another, then back again:hmm:.

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The best advice is either go to your nearest social segurity office or go to citizens advice they help you get everything sorted down to phone calls and making sure you claim whats right for you
 
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The best advice is either go to your nearest social segurity office or go to citizens advice they help you get everything sorted down to phone calls and making sure you claim whats right for you

Aye @debE had said that too. I must book a day off work and get it sorted (y)
Thanks x.

I do know it's a mine field, I have a family member on a lot of benefits and they earn more than us, perhaps I should have a look :rofl:

I shall soon be like Scrooge Mcduck rolling around in all my gold I'm sure :rofl:.
I'm sure I'd be better off short term if I gave up work but it's just not in my nature. Got to keep the ol' brain ticking over :).

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Uhm benefits, I looked into them when I took early retirement ...... I got nothing but they did change my tax code. The only problem was it was assumed by the tax man that I was getting benefits so end up paying more tax. At this point I shall refrain from going into rant mode and shutup.
 
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I just feel that most folks that dont work could work if they wanted to - I have employed a so called unemployable guy at the place i am now. whilst the fella is not 100% doing the job we all muck in and do the bits he misses - whilst its not a perfect situation the bloke is working and paying taxes and not a drain on us all. dont get me wrong he and the rest of the team all get a buzz from working together
 
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I just feel that most folks that dont work could work if they wanted to - I have employed a so called unemployable guy at the place i am now. whilst the fella is not 100% doing the job we all muck in and do the bits he misses - whilst its not a perfect situation the bloke is working and paying taxes and not a drain on us all. dont get me wrong he and the rest of the team all get a buzz from working together
Oh I totally agree with you. Completely. Have seen first hand what benefit scrounges do to the system, but there are some genuine peeps there who do genuinely and desperately need the help.
What the system needs to do is catch the muppets screwing the system and come down fekin hard on them. Make examples of them. Those who have done over £1k worth of fraud should serve minimum of 28 days prison. (y)