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Originally Posted by Kizzy
No I'm not it's a normal everyday scenario,you have to factor in other outgoings in the budget don't you?
He has no parents and no qualifications and lives in a 2 bed council high rise flat in Birmingham.
There are no grants available anymore and yes he pays a percentage towards council tax from his JS. He can't afford insurance and was burgled last month so no he has nothing of value.
The difference between him and the guy working 40hrs is that once the guy working full time has paid his weekly or monthly expenditure there's money left for food and other things, with JS there isn't.
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Therein lies another problem which is minimum wage. I've just done some quick calculations and once someone has worked 40 hours on min wage, paid full council tax, full rent, paye and NI contributions, utilities etc (even bring conservative on rent and council tax payments) that will leave approx £50 per week for commuting to and from said job, food and any other expenses. Then just say this is a single parent factor again child care costs which will be more than tax credits it's crazy how anyone is expected to live on.