Tax credits

[Chuck]

Nobody should have children unless they have at least enough money in the bank to pay for them for 18 years.

I'd bet in all those "hard working families" no more than two of them actually work.

You should prepay before you have children. The money can be stored in escrow and you can draw on it when you need it.

[AtW]

Not sure if you are being ironic but surely it is the responsibility of those "hard working families" to only have the number of children that they can afford to raise
Government intervention should be there as a safety net for when people lose their jobs rather than a top up

It's responsibility of the Govt to create such economics conditions in country that it's citizens could raise children without crazy costs

[AtW]

Im all for scrapping them, but a phased in approach would ensure those lowest paid do not take a pay cut. We need to keep people in work and incentivised.

NO! Slow phase in approach will only be used for BTL tax relief removal

[AtW]

They are entitled to it. Responsibility does not come into it. Labour promised them that they are entitled to this top up and they have adapted their life style based on this. Now this government is illegally trying to reduce it.

They should sue Labour then - class action suit!

[PurpleGorilla]

NO! Slow phase in approach will only be used for BTL tax relief removal

Of course - silly me!

[sal]

It's responsibility of the Govt to create such economics conditions in country that it's citizens could raise children without crazy costs

Get more immigrants to work as cheap child minders? j/k

Free child care for 6+ months until school, which is the case in many other countries would really help.

The whole notion that people needing financial help from the state have to pay income taxes in the first place is a bit ridiculous.

[d000hg]

Nobody should have children unless they have at least enough money in the bank to pay for them for 18 years.

So only rich old people can have kids? Hardly a recipe for success.

It's good that what you took from China's one-child-policy was "huh, that's a bit lax".

[AtW]

Get more immigrants to work as cheap child minders? j/k

Au pair from France...

[PurpleGorilla]

Get more immigrants to work as cheap child minders? j/k

Free child care for 6+ months until school, which is the case in many other countries would really help.

The whole notion that people needing financial help from the state have to pay income taxes in the first place is a bit ridiculous.

But a reality in the high house price, dual income needed, debt slave country we have become...

[OwlHoot]

You should prepay before you have children. The money can be stored in escrow and you can draw on it when you need it.

God, these idiots are like buses - You wait ages, and then two come along at once.