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[doug boardley]

If I heard this right on the news (in passing) it's feasible that if you have a single wage earner in the family and their salary is over £44,000 pr annum child benefit will be stopped. However you could have two wage earners earning £43,999.99 (making a combined total of £87,999.98 and thir child benefits would still be available!
Is it just me or does anybody else thinks that this just doesn't make sense?:incazzato:

 

[kilty55]

its utterly ludicrous doug,,another hair brained idea from the government with zero practicality or common sense

 

[DHTiling]

Not till 2013.. so a lot can change in that time scale..

 

[doug boardley]

as I say, I didn't hear the full story, just heard it in background on radio

 

[White Room]

I thought it was a single wage or a combined wage over £44,000

 

[doug boardley]

there's a scale halfway down the link page Mark

BBC News - Child benefit cuts 'tough but necessary' say ministers

 

[david campbell]

you wonder who gets paid for these hair-brained ideas?
they are probably claiming expenses as well!

 

[White Room]

there's a scale halfway down the link page Mark

BBC News - Child benefit cuts 'tough but necessary' say ministers

Don't get that

 

[doug boardley]

Don't get that

No, I don't either now I've read it again:lol:

 

[easyt]

Not making it on joint income is senseless.