Marcus Rashford

[Notch7]

freeing up their money for whatever else they feel like.

what money? -they dont have any, thats why they go hungry.

what it it you dont get?

 

[Notch7]

You just need to look at the queues for food bank to see that they are not going hungry. The queues are littered with fatties wearing mumbling pants and carrying iPhones in their hands with nails like something out of footballers wives. Some of them even turn up in cars. It's not hard to see where their priorities lie.

I presume you have experience of watching people go into a food bank.

 

[Stivino]

what money? -they dont have any, thats why they go hungry.

what it it you dont get?

They've got money alright, they just don't prioritise it properly.
What part of that don't you get?

 

[Notch7]

Yes .you said..often.

because it is true

 

[Stivino]

I presume you have experience of watching people go into a food bank.

There is one nearby so, yes I have.

 

[Notch7]

Besides, is Child Benefit not supposed to be for the benefit of the child?

there are plenty of parents who go without meals in order their children get fed.

 

[Notch7]

Tiz a factor.Do you think every hungry person is down to lack of money?

No, of course there is a percentage of feckless wasters -we all know that.

but neither do conflate a few people on benefits that are scroungers with the vast majority who have fallen on hard times and are struggling to survive on universal credit.

there are far too many right wing voters that stereotype people on benefits, not realising the safety net in this country has been removed and anybody can be just one pay check away.

lots of people on benefits have health issues, mental health issues or are a product of domestic violence

 

[Stivino]

there are plenty of parents who go without meals in order their children get fed.

I'm sure there are however, if they used their Child Benefit in the way it is intended, they wouldn't have to do that.

 

[sodthisforfun]

I'm sure there are however, if they used their Child Benefit in the way it is intended, they wouldn't have to do that.

Child benefit is just over £20 a week - and that also has to clothe them, pay for school stuff etc. It's not just food. When you see the amount of 'expenses' MP's rake in, I know where I'd rather my taxpayer money went.

Tbh, another £15 a week for those children in poverty, even if their parents are crap with organising money, is worth it if it even stops a handful of kids going hungry. It's not the kids fault they were born after all and it's not their fault.

 

[Stivino]

If they prioritise the money properly £21/week should be enough to feed a child and have something remaining to put aside for clothing. It's not as if they need new clothes every week.

 

[sodthisforfun]

Barely. The cost of school uniform alone can cost a couple hundred every Sept.

 

[Stivino]

Barely. The cost of school uniform alone can cost a couple hundred every Sept.

I'm sure that I could kit a child out for school for a year for a lot less than £200.
And, like I said, they should put something away for it from each benefit payment.

 

[durhamplumber]

No, of course there is a percentage of feckless wasters -we all know that.

That will do me

 

[IT Minion]

I'm sure that I could kit a child out for school for a year for a lot less than £200.
And, like I said, they should put something away for it from each benefit payment.

Depends on your school, some cost a fortune and you're not allowed to go for the Tesco/Aldi generics. Plus children have an annoying habit of growing, so two Mon later they've grown out of their stuff.

 

[durhamplumber]

there are far too many right wing voters that stereotype people on benefits,

Why right wing ffs..leave the politics out