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Originally Posted by Tom

Sorry but should people whos household income is at least £44,000 really be whinging about not getting an extra £50 a week? They need to look at the bigger picture, there are people out there living off child benefits altogether with no extra income

50?

Its £20.30 for the first qualifying child then £13.40 for each qualifying child after that.

It doesnt really make much difference to people with over 44 grand a year does it? Unless their budget counts on it.

There is the slight disparity that a family with a single earner earning £45 thousand wont get it. Yet a family with two earners earning up to £80+ thousand between them will.

But the line for qualifying had to be drawn somewhere. Maybe the govt should have said total family earnings over 44 grand.