Are working people this dependant on benefits

[Robinho]

Wrong, again. Next!

What is it then o great one?

[sasguru]

That is assuming your offspring aren't simply another of your massively long list of Walter Mitty fantasies which you post here on CUK.

Indeed only the other day I attempted to put a child seat in the back seat of my GT 86.
Cretin.

[sasguru]

I didn't say that you can't. I said that if there was a reward, then you have to be ofsted registered. I then posted a link to the ofsted web site which contains their own factsheet.

From which I quote:

"The law usually requires people to register as childminders where they provide care for children under the age of eight in their own home or someone else’s home (not the children’s own home) for more than two hours a day for reward."

It then goes to give examples where if money changes hands, the carer should be registered with ofsted.

So you can go to someone's house and look after their kids there without being Ofsted registered.
Edit: And get paid for doing so.
Which is what I and loads of people do.
Not that over-regulated then is it, which was the point of this rather pointless discussion.

[The Spartan]

Women stayed at home. The cost of housing and rampant inflation means that two wages are now often required.

This is my point, my wife has been bringing up our daughter for over 8 years and in this time I have done what is necessary to provide for the family. For the first 4 years we managed on 18-22k (depending on overtime) and seeing as that's one salary not two there's obviously a lot less as we didn't reap the benefits of two tax allowances. Yet we managed and we've had very little from the government in terms of tax credits etc or whatever they call them.

[sasguru]

This is my point, my wife has been bringing up our daughter for over 8 years and in this time I have done what is necessary to provide for the family. For the first 4 years we managed on 18-22k (depending on overtime) and seeing as that's one salary not two there's obviously a lot less as we didn't reap the benefits of two tax allowances. Yet we managed and we've had very little from the government in terms of tax credits etc or whatever they call them.

Thanks for your personal anecdote. Where were you living when on 20K?

[RasputinDude]

Do calm sas, there's a good chap. You are being deliberately argumentative and unpleasant.

In fact, seeing as this thread has degenerated into a typical 'sas was here', I think I'll go home and see my girls while they're still awake.

[sasguru]

Do calm sas, there's a good chap. You are being deliberately argumentative and unpleasant.

And your point is?

[d000hg]

Are you saying it's a bad thing to have child minders registered, you obviously childless numpty?
And in any case your assertion is not quite true.

Are you saying that if you want your neighbour's teenage kid to babysit for your child, they should have to get a CRB check and be registered?

[The Spartan]

Thanks for your personal anecdote. Where were you living when on 20K?

Caerphilly which is 10 miles outside of Cardiff

[sasguru]

Caerphilly which is 10 miles outside of Cardiff

Quite. Are you saying everyone (from say London) should move there to take advantage of the lower rents, mortgages and other costs?