[Cleaningcaddy]

Can anyone confirm were the form is sent too?
Is it your local Tax Ofice, Or Preston

[tonyoliver]

you are a star will try to get gordon to pay me good spot

[trevor perry]

is this the same as child tax credits or is it a seperate one of payment

[sherco]

Can anyone confirm were the form is sent too?
Is it your local Tax Ofice, Or Preston

When you download the form it tells you on the same page, and dont forget you can only claim for the youngest child, if you put all your kids on the form they will return it, and you only have untill the 31st jan to get them in otherwise you have missed the boat and you wont get anything.

[LWC]

Why oh why dont they just tel us what we're entitled to instead of making you apply for it.

[LWC]

Oh yeh cause that would be too easy.

[matt]

is this the same as child tax credits or is it a seperate one of payment

its the thing they had the 1 yer before child tax credits, it was a tax break that they failed to inform the public about

so even if you get child tax credit, you might not have had this

[LWC]

Anyone do well with this, we recieved a cheque for over £600 yesterday 

[pingu]

Now don't hang draw and 1/4 me but why do people get benifits for having children...is it not a lifestyle choice for most?

Cheers
Dave.....

(awaiting the barrage of abuse)

[LWC]

Do you have kids?

[pingu]

No I do not but that is our choice.

Given that in these times migrant workers from low skilled to highly qualified and experianced professionals now work all over the world and to some extent are mobile...the agrument of we need children to be the next Doctor, lawyer, window cleaner are becoming a little dilute.

So I ask resepctfully and not just to push someones buttons...why do we allow people, couples to have children when in some cases the burden on society far outweighs the projected benifits to said society?

Another point of note is that our system (and world) is full of children needing (despretely) a loving home but many are just left to the care of the system for their entire lives or left to die. So sometimes I see those having their 'own' children to a certain extent as a selfish act.

Respectfully
Dave.

[LWC]

No I do not but that is our choice.

Well then you wouldnt know how much they cost us 

And we recieve help. Me and my wife are both hard working and dont scav off the goverment...but if we're entitled to it then we'd be stupid not to take it do you not think?

[Tosh]

Dave,

Historically, the government has always encouraged us 'plebs' to do the stuff they want us to do via the tax system.

The government WANTS us to have kids.  Given that we have an ageing population, our kids will turn into the 'money makers' of the future and pay for our pensions.

Also, kids born into poverty aren't as healthy, bright, or well-adjusted as those from more affluent families (usually).

So families with kids get financial help from the state!

[pingu]

See your point LWC...but looking at the system would it not be far more sensible to say adopt, foster etc ....?

Dave.

[davids3511]

See your point LWC...but looking at the system would it not be far more sensible to say adopt, foster etc ....?

Dave.

Yes, possibly it would but not everybody is equipped to deal with the possible emotional issues a child up for fostering or adoption may come with.

I know sometimes it is a genuine problem like a young mother or where children are orphaned but sometimes these children are taken from their parents for reasons of neglect or abuse and these children are perceived as more difficult to deal with.

I am not debating the right or wrong of it, that is just how I see it.

[pingu]

Would it not be fairer to say that in the main...neither of these choices are ever considered...so those with the most need rarely get it and those who need a few quid...can just claim it.

Just a situation where noone really wins...but a very high % of losers.

Cheers
Dave.