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Originally Posted by Ammi
..I don't think it's the majority of people who spend it on alcohol, cigarettes etc though...most people on benefits that I know budget very carefully and their children are prioritised...I think it's hard enough for peope to do that though without it changing to vouchers, which seems to me like a demoralising thing to do...
..ans then Birthdays and Christmas etc and anytime parents save up for a treat for their children...so the government would decide how many vouchers to give them and how much they can spend, even if they've saved up for it and budgeted under the present scheme....take away all their choices...?...
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lots of people I know who gets child benefits smokes like a trooper in front of their kids at home. many smoke during pregnancy too... at £8 a pack thats an expensive hobby. a lot of them drink too. no sign of a proper oven either, its usually microwave meal too....theyd be better off with tokens I dont care how much it upsets the parents