Purple....have you finally found a kindred spirit?
So you agree that "You cannot help men permanently by doing for them what they could and should do for themselves"?
Because you would still owe the bank the difference between the sale price and your mortgage, and would still be making payments on a house you are not living in, coupled with trying to fund an alternative place to live, as well as eat and stuff.
I can't imagine how anyone could afford that.
Questions like this really get my back up.I have 2 children,on rent allowance,no partner and no help from the father.
There is an expectation among some young girls / women that they are entitled to have as many kids as they want and are entitled to state support.
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we do not get rent support, we have a council house and our rent in 55 a week. our phone bill is high as we are in constant contact with our childs hospital. our food bill is high as this bill includes some medications not covered by our childs medical card also. we buy nappies wipes and special food for child as well as food etc for the other 5 people. whatever rent support is , we dont receive it.Your husband’s income, if he only works 39 hours a week, is below the minimum wage. How come?
Your food bill still seems high. We have 5 in our house, we are not on a low income, and there no way it would ever cost over €100 a week for food.
€30 a week for a phone is also very high.
If your rent is only €55 a week then you are also getting rent support. This is worth at least another €100 a week to you.
That's what I'm saying as well.Purple,
I guess I am saying that. I just think if you have never worked a day in your life and you have been on the dole for years it is very hard to adjust to working life. Most of us who have worked all our adult lives have to get up at a certain time, dress a certain way, conform to the norm of your everyday working life. We mightn't like it but it has to be done. We bite our tongue when we don't agree with the boss etc.
Anybody who has never worked and has been on the dole for years will be doing well to get a job better than minimum wage (to begin with). I can't see them adjusting to being told where to be, what to do and how to do it very easily especially when they have a comparable income from doing nothing.
we do not get rent support, we have a council house and our rent in 55 a week. our phone bill is high as we are in constant contact with our childs hospital. our food bill is high as this bill includes some medications not covered by our childs medical card also. we buy nappies wipes and special food for child as well as food etc for the other 5 people. whatever rent support is , we dont receive it.
my husband works 30 hrs a week.
I wonder has anyone given consideration to a universal welfare payment? Those in gainful employment can offset the payment against their tax liability. Those on very low or no means would receive it in cash.
The key benefit of such a system is that it avoids people falling into the benefits trap, as they are free to work even on a part-time basis and not fare any worse than if they existed solely on benefits.
It can be argued that there is no incentive for people to do so (since they will receive the cash anyway) but getting back to work is a tough process for long-term unemployed. Many want to work but are scared to lose the benefits they currently enjoy. It isn't necessarily easy to jump straight into full-time employment.
This way they could begin working on a part-time basis seeking to gradually improve their skills and productivity, increasing the opportunities for full-time employment, without being penalised for it.
Questions like this really get my back up.I have 2 children,on rent allowance,no partner and no help from the father.
i get 254 a week,from that i pay rent contribution of 70 odd euro ,70-75 for shopping,usually 70 per week plus the usual milk,bread and so on durning the week,10e top up credit,80 credit union payments,6 garbage every thursday,plus put money aside for gas,elect every week. so by the following wednesday before i get my next 254 i have a total of 5-12 euro.I dont drink,dont go out at weekends.
then you have to think of other things,shoes and clothes for kids,birthdays,travel expensis.
we do not get rent support, we have a council house and our rent in 55 a week. our phone bill is high as we are in constant contact with our childs hospital. our food bill is high as this bill includes some medications not covered by our childs medical card also. we buy nappies wipes and special food for child as well as food etc for the other 5 people. whatever rent support is , we dont receive it.
my husband works 30 hrs a week.
not everything is covered on the medical card. special foods that my child needs are not covered on the card. my other child requires special bandages nightly for a severe skin condition. these are not covered on the med card either. these bandaged costs 7.00euro for one roll. to cover his body he needs two rolls, on average he needs this done three times a week as well as two baths a day with a special body wash costing 11 euro a bottle. NONE of this is covered by the medical card. the phone bill is high as we use it alot, for the hospital , we have an eircom bundle for 67euro a month not including mobile calls.30 euro a week for a phone? a landline or mobile?
you can get a landline with free national calls for about 30 euro a month as far as I know. Can you get your doctor to write prescription for the special baby food and medicines?
you can get a landline with free national calls for about 30 euro a month as far as I know. ...
What p1sses me off is the money the idiots who got us into this mess are earning AKA Fianna Fail and their chums in government.
Yes, but we are the idiots who voted these other idiots into government. Collectively, we get the government (and the society) we deserve.
FF get elected because of the lack of a quality alternative.For the record i have never voted for those idiots. Fianna Fail get so many votes not on the quality of their candidate but on old family ties & loyalties rather than on their performance in government.
Hopefully next election people will finally use logic when voting rather than doing what their parents did.
FF get elected because of the lack of a quality alternative.