Unemployed now will have to wait 5 weeks before benefits! Now I said I agreed with Amanda Platell that it was ridiculous that a family of four with one earner could get £25k in wages plus benefits if they were on minimum wages.
Now I don't earn that GROSS for my wife and myself.
Our choice.
Where is the promised Married Person's allowance?
Now if I lose my job after 40years of paying taxes and National Insurance - I EXPECT the Insurance bit to kick in - haven't I earned it?
I agree Benefits should not be an open cheque but a safety net. But what about fairness?
TAX BENEFITS
Showing posts with label national insurance. Show all posts
Showing posts with label national insurance. Show all posts
Tuesday, 2 December 2014
Monday, 29 April 2013
Pensions - sCAmeron up to tricks
So you know when the £140 flat pension comes in? Well we're paying for it.
More news on what the osBorne Conspiracy is really up to.
Those of you like me in Local Government have a "contracted out" pension. WE forego the earnings related bit and thus get a discount on our NI (National Insurance). Well I 've just found out that whe the new pension comes in the Discount is abolished so all of us on "contracted out" pension will face at least a 1.6% rise in our contricbutions and if, like me you've not had a pay rise for 3 years, that'll be another PAY CUT.
More money off the hard working top pay for the Bankers Mess!
More news on what the osBorne Conspiracy is really up to.
Those of you like me in Local Government have a "contracted out" pension. WE forego the earnings related bit and thus get a discount on our NI (National Insurance). Well I 've just found out that whe the new pension comes in the Discount is abolished so all of us on "contracted out" pension will face at least a 1.6% rise in our contricbutions and if, like me you've not had a pay rise for 3 years, that'll be another PAY CUT.
More money off the hard working top pay for the Bankers Mess!
Monday, 25 June 2012
Benefits Vs Work
So Cameron is at it again. Bashing those claiming benfits.
Lets start by saying this is no worse that Jimmy Carr's LEGAL tax Avoidance. Claiming Benefits IS Legal. Lying about your circumstances is NOT.
Secondly - I think it should not be possible to be Better Off NOT working than Working!
How long is he to go on about this before they do something?
What I want to see is the Insurance brought back into National Insurance.
If you've been working and paying your taxes for say 6 months minimum and you lose your job then you should be able to claim on your National Insurance - and get Unemployment Benefit linked to your previous wages and time worked, at least for a period then it should drop gradually as you remain unemployed until you reach a collar level.
Those who have NEVER worked (not including disabled and children) should only get a bare minimum to enable them to exist, not enough to allow them to live in Council Houses and take kids out for meals etc.
Its just wrong when millions on low wages are struggling.
Lets start by saying this is no worse that Jimmy Carr's LEGAL tax Avoidance. Claiming Benefits IS Legal. Lying about your circumstances is NOT.
Secondly - I think it should not be possible to be Better Off NOT working than Working!
How long is he to go on about this before they do something?
What I want to see is the Insurance brought back into National Insurance.
If you've been working and paying your taxes for say 6 months minimum and you lose your job then you should be able to claim on your National Insurance - and get Unemployment Benefit linked to your previous wages and time worked, at least for a period then it should drop gradually as you remain unemployed until you reach a collar level.
Those who have NEVER worked (not including disabled and children) should only get a bare minimum to enable them to exist, not enough to allow them to live in Council Houses and take kids out for meals etc.
Its just wrong when millions on low wages are struggling.
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