Child benefit is means tested

I’ve never been able to claim it, which annoys me as I have paid in continuously since the age of 18 with no breaks

Posted By: JoeyDeacon on July 29th 2024 at 17:40:18

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no heating this winter (n/m) (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Jul 29, 16:19:56
- still got a big bag of logslogslogs from lat winter (General Chat) - Tombs, Jul 29, 17:27:33
  - "last" oh yeah, forgot ... (General Chat) - Tombs, Jul 29, 17:30:40
- A shameful legacy left by the incompetent Tories (n/m) (General Chat) - Azteca, Jul 29, 16:50:11
  - no lets be clear ... (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Jul 29, 16:52:28
    - They’ve means-tested a benefit, GOBB (General Chat) - Old Git, Jul 29, 17:07:44
      - Indeed. Fair enough really. More should probably be means tested (General Chat) - jamesward, Jul 29, 17:13:28
        
        Child benefit is means tested (General Chat) - JoeyDeacon, Jul 29, 17:43:43
        
        Just checked. Partially (General Chat) - jamesward, Jul 29, 17:44:16
        
        why would anyone who earns over 60k ask for handouts for child benefit? (General Chat) - shoddy, Jul 29, 17:56:46
        
        It’s a universal benefit theoretically (n/m) (General Chat) - JoeyDeacon, Jul 29, 18:06:58
        
        Child benefit is means tested (General Chat) - JoeyDeacon, Jul 29, 17:40:18
        
        For some if them there’s apparently an argument that it costs more to administer (General Chat) - Old Git, Jul 29, 17:15:24
        
        In these days of AI and super computers (General Chat) - jamesward, Jul 29, 17:17:04
- Or wealthy boomers will have to pay the same as everyone else (n/m) (General Chat) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Jul 29, 16:44:49
  - twat (n/m) (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Jul 29, 16:45:59
    - Charming (General Chat) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Jul 29, 16:53:09
- ⬆️ Tory tears (n/m) (General Chat) - loz, Jul 29, 16:24:51
  - ^^^ Labour calous indifference^^^^ (n/m) (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Jul 29, 16:45:18
    - Those that need it will still get it (n/m) (General Chat) - loz, Jul 29, 16:46:56
      - and their will be a large group of pensioners .... (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Jul 29, 16:54:10
        
        No different to Tory’s neglecting the needy in society for 14 years tbf (n/m) (General Chat) - loz, Jul 29, 16:58:27
        
        whataboutary .... (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Jul 29, 17:00:44
        
        Oct 30th will be fun (n/m) (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Jul 29, 16:59:29
        
        Excellent news that Public sector get decent pay rises … (General Chat) - loz, Jul 29, 17:02:04
        
        Time to axe those superannuation pensions (General Chat) - JoeyDeacon, Jul 29, 17:47:34
        
        great idea but will never happen.... (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Jul 29, 18:35:14
        
        Yes sadly it won’t happen (n/m) (General Chat) - JoeyDeacon, Jul 29, 18:37:15

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