Should financial support for bringing up children come out of the public purse?

[Mick Mac]

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> Well, Gordon's announced it's going to be means

> tested and my missus has just told me that that

> makes sense entirely

Bugger - the child benefit money was my pocket money for beers at the Herne on summer Sunday afternoons.

[SteveT]

You'll just have to join the 12 tinnies for a tenner club at the supermarket Mick Mac.

[Ladymuck]

SteveT Wrote:

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> You'll just have to join the 12 tinnies for a

> tenner club at the supermarket Mick Mac.

What?! That's extortionate...I'm surprised at you SteveT. I pay no more then 94p for 4 (large) cans (Sainsbury's Basics range). Not a penny more...do you hear me? (*attempts to stifle a laugh*). The slugs in the garden just love it!

[Keef]

Does anyone know what sort of income you'd need to be getting in order to still get CB?

[????]

My guess would be above the basic rate of tax Keef but I don't know. Or similar to Tax Credits maybe?