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Can This Be True?
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Couple with 5 children. Husband earns £50k pa. She gets £12K pa Universal Credit (I'd love to know why), Presumably child benefit too?
Yet they need to rely on 'buy now pay later' schemes to afford to feed their kids?
"Laura says something needs to be done about the costs-of-living crisis which is still hurting families "every bit as badly". She said: "Kids need to be fed and the older generation is also struggling. People need to be helped out much more by the government."
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.They're getting nearly double the UK average salary between them, and whilst there will be some reasonably expensive houses in Huddersfield, the average is £200k, so if they can't live off their money something must be amiss. I know people who earn less than them as a household and who live fairly comfortably. Perhaps they should have thought a bit more before popping out 5 kids. Who the hell needs 5 kids.
I’m surprised at the lack of sympathy for this couple; after they have sent one of the five children to private school (at around £35k), all seven of them will be living on less than £27k p.a. before tax is deducted.
...and as all ABers know, it’s not just rich people who send their children to private schools – I feel sorry for the four children in State education.