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Originally Posted by Toy Soldier
Going to be honest, I think we would struggle on 24k a year with just two kids never mind 8.
Remember for a start that the benefits cap INCLUDES rent so once you take that, council tax and utilities out of £500 a week, you could easily be down to £250 a week already. Then you have to properly feed, clothe, school them etc (state school is NOT free, they're always after little bits of money here and there) and I personally think it's a stretch for this to be possible.
Yes, ok, "she should have thought about that before she had kids" etc. But it's actually the kids who are going to end up suffering the most here, and they had absolutely no choice at all.
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That's full of more valid points too TS.