£42,000 a year benefits

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...-Mercedes.html

Daily Mail negative spin, or a family making the most of the "system"?

I have views about this which are quite strong, and involve some nasty words.

That said, is it her problem that the current system allows them to claim this amount of money?

I'll chuck it out there for the class to discuss if they wish. Or not.

I cant write what i think
Yes it is her problem about the system, its called pride, responsiblity.
Keep ya legs shut and watch that big ass tv you bought more often !!!

ill get my gun

*sharpens torch*
*lights pitchfork*

Whoops.

i cant really write what i want to write on here. things like that really really p!ss me off. why do they feel the government should fund them to have children?

if i want a car, i have to make sure i can afford to run it and pay the bills that go with it. if i want a dog, i have to make sure i can afford to pay the bills that go with that and look after it to a decent standard.

maybe i should write a letter to gordon brown asking for some form of benefit to help me run my car? seeing he's making it so expensive for me to run!

[L3nny]

This is an exreme but there must be millions who are doing a similar thing with one or two kids. In the town where I grw up the cheapest house is over £200k and having kids rather than working is the only way anyone can afford to live there.

We've been here and done this one before and it just f***ing annoys me.

Im on benefits with three kids. Their father doesnt bother contributing much but then whats the point me forcing him when the government will only take it straight back off me.
I have to find £200 a month out of their food/clothing money just to keep a decent roof over their heads because housing benefit only gives me 75% of what i need to house them.
I maintain a 'car' because its 10 miles to the nearest tesco, but the car value is less than ive just had to borrow from family to get it through its mot. I only have my bike because someone fully funded it for me.

Im doing voluntary work at the local schools to give myself the best chance of employment in a school as ive had to give up my teaching degree in order to commit my time to the kids.

Now i know, nobody made me have 3 kids, i wanted them, but i never had them expecting to find myself in this situation, and i feel that im just claiming back some of the money ive paid into the system over the years.

Now im not sure how these families you see in the press manage it, because in my experience living on benefits is literally having to scrape together every penny just to feed and cloth us, and that usually means i go without most things just to give them the things they need, regardless of the things they want!

So please, when you read these articles, just bear in mind that this is not the reality for everyone. Living on benefits is frustrating, difficult, destroys your self esteem and NOT an easy ride.

And i dont want your sympathy, just putting my side of the story accross.

I say give them no benefits and let Darwinism take over.

It gets on my nerves when people have kids knowing full well they can't afford them. It's for that very reason I haven't got any kids myself.

Everyone knows you've got a far better chance of getting a Council house if you've got a child.

The benefit system has no doubt helped many deserving people, but it has unfortunately also allowed a moronic underbelly to thrive in this country.

I'm not really talking about most people on benefits who do their best to work (or genuinely can't work for one reason and another) but don't quite have enough money to pay bills etc. There's a significant minority that just take the **** though.

Originally Posted by kellyjo

stuff.

i dont think anybody on here would have a problem with you or people in the same situation as you, its the people who exploit the system. Its the likes of this couple who do nothing but reproduce ginger kids and demand a bigger house demand two cars demand sky tv and call them necessities and have to have them.

these are the people who should be stopped.

[Messie]

KellyJo - I completely support and understand your situation. I was in a similar position a few years ago.

Of course, there will always be a handful of people who abuse the system, rich and poor and every social class, however the majority of people are not 'on benefits' by choice, but as a fallback position because things just havn't gone to plan. Despite the abusers of the system I'd rather we ad it than the old workhouse way