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Benefit claimants how do they afford to go on nice holidays?

So...I know a couple of benefits claiming families and every year they go on nice holidays baring in mind they have no one working in their families....and I'm not talking about the average holiday to Spain these people go on holiday to places like Dubai they even book the most expensive hotels near the sea

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Reply 1

the bear

they are obviously making successful budgeting decisions.

shopping at aldi fam

Original post by the bear

they are obviously making successful budgeting decisions.

Some of them just have too many kids and it might be the child benefits that they are getting that's funding their exotic foreign holidays.
This is why cuts to child tax and benefits should be brought forward

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Reply 4

Ambitious1999

Original post by _icecream

Don't believe the bull :dolphin:

you see on those benefits estate program's on channel 4 and 5 or in the daily mail, there right wing Tory propaganda to support benefit cuts, harsher sanctions and cruel benefit reforms.

The truth is how can anyone afford to eat on £70 a week JSA benefit let alone afford a holiday? Not to mention the hoops people have jump through to get their measly £70 dole. Few benefit claimants make it beyond 6 months without getting a 3 month sanction for some petty reason, because of sanction targets. Yes they will even threaten to sanction people who ask to cancel a Jobcentre appointment because they've a job interview!
Add to that bedroom tax, Housing benefit cap which means JSA has to pay rent because the HB may not be enough to pay extortionate rents!

The reality of benefits is not holidays, luxury cars huge plasma screen TVs like you see on those stupid benefits program's on c4 and 5. The reality is food banks, payday loans, debt, pawn shops, starvation, child poverty and homelessness. Except that's never shown.

Reply 5

thefatone

Original post by Ambitious1999

Don't believe the bull :dolphin:

i see the dolphins are being put to good use

Reply 6

_icecream

Original post by Ambitious1999

Don't believe the bull :dolphin:

I live in an area with a high number of people claiming benefits.And I'm talking about those who have chosen to have multiple children whilst on benefits and yet still manage to go on multiple foreign holidays a year. They have multiple cars, go on nice holidays and have the latest Iphones. They have like 6+ kids so if they could afford all those stuff on benefits then surely they are getting paid too much the benefits should be reduced to the bare minimum needed for survival.
The tax payer shouldn't fund them so they can splash their cash on a 5* hotel in Dubai.

And please don't start on the £70 dole money a week that's just for people who don't have kids. However, pop out some kids and you'll find that you'll be given a brand new house, Child benefits, Child tax credits, not expected to sign on and a maternity grand this country has gone mad
No wonder the whole of Eastern Europe are here and why they generally have a high birth rate they are breeding like rabits

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Reply 7

Dinasaurus

I'm technically a benefit claimant but I've not received any benefit, I can afford stuff because my parents can just give me money.

Reply 8

Betelgeuse-

Original post by _icecream

They are obviously making money from somewhere

Yes women get far too much money for simply breeding sprogs and sitting on their arse. That said I call BS on people affording multiple luxury holidays to dubai and owning multiple cars

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Reply 9

_icecream

Original post by Betelgeuse-

They are obviously making money from somewhere

It's just baffling how they can afford all those cars and holidays whilst on benefits? And brag about how well off they are

Reply 10

999tigger

Original post by _icecream

Do they let you look at their bank accounts and benefit claims?
Perhaps its not the benefits, but they are supplementing their income.

Reply 11

M14B

Maybe they save well.

Reply 12

Maker

I think the govt gives extra money to a small number of claimants to go on holiday, buy expensive cars and TVs to piss of Daily Mail readers.

Reply 13

Swanbow

Budgeting, excess of payments, lots of child benefits, working odd jobs for cash in hand ect. ect.
If you have a large family the amount in state support you receive is often comparable to a low to average paying job.

That said, such things are the exception, rather than the norm. The reality, as ambitious 1999 pointed out, is rather bleak for most.

Reply 14

999tigger

Original post by _icecream

It's just baffling how they can afford all those cars and holidays whilst on benefits? And brag about how well off they are

Unless you see their ban accounts and know their finances then you cant tell. All the benefit rates are officially abailable and they are not generous imo. What thye might be doing is affording a holiday at the expense if feeding and clothing their kids. Anyway I'll leave you to froth.

Reply 15

Legendary Quest

I don't believe you. If you said one family then maybe but a couple? A couple of families going on luxurious holidays each year even though they are on benefits? Nope.

Reply 16

Oliver_94

Benefit payouts are too much, not much more you can say. The whole idea someone can keep having another kid all while topping up their benefits more was ludicrous. The Tories did well cutting it as they did but not far enough

Reply 17

_icecream

Original post by 999tigger

In my opinion their kids are well fed, I just think the state are giving out too much to benefits families

Reply 18

_icecream

Original post by Oliver_94

In my opinion, the Tories haven't done much to stop this exploitation of tax payers money some people are having 8 f*** kids all whilst ordering the tax payer to fund their life styles if you are on benefits you can't have more than 2 kids and if they wish to stay on benefits in the long term then they should get sterilized problem solved

Reply 19

999tigger

Its all very Daily Mail and Jeremy Kyle this. You do realise benefits for future children will only extend to two kids. You cnat really punish the current kids. Its going to turn into one of those throw them onto the street threads again.