The child poverty figures are possibly correct. But what does that mean?
There are relatively poor children in the UK, but in reality they are more likely to be from families who have working parents on low pay than from families just on welfare. The UK highly taxes everyone, then gives back some money to people on low pay who have children.
Family, friends and relatives of mine on welfare (who do not work) and who have children love these stories. It makes them feel justified that they make no attempt to work or better themselves via work. Because it is easier for them to "better" themselves via benefits. Their working counterparts on low wages have less disposable income and a harder time because they obviously have more outgoings e.g. travel costs to work etc.
The problem is, there are so many people on welfare and sick welfare (not all of them are sick, you can claim sick for having headaches that make you "unable" to work).
To put it into context, my working relative with several children struggles to make ends meet, has poor accommodation, works very long hours and sees her children less than she would like. While her cousin, with a similar amount of children, who does not work, has computers for each child, has fashion clothing, spends all her time with her children and can regularly holiday and gamble.
You might not think it a bad thing that the state is looking after the one on welfare but her eldest child has just left school with all the enthusiasm of a normal sixteen year old, only to come to the impass that many do - Should she work, and mess up her mothers welfare payments ? Or, should she claim benefits and keep the status quo? Well, the decision arrived at, was to claim welfare not suprisingly - another life consigned to workessnes.
There are no children starving, or even hungry in the uk unless they have neglectful parents and that is not defined by their parents income. We have a massive obesity problem to attest to this not to mention free lunches (and in some places breakfast and tea) in schools, so the workshy don't even have to get out of bed to feed their children
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