CS: Windasses can't be poor
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- Anna works 2 jobs
- She'll make at least £300 per week after tax
- She'll get child benefit for fay... £20 a week (So fay can't go hungry)
Am i missing something here? I know people have written about this before on this forum but Fridays episode really boggled my mind.
I know Owen is in debt, but surely once a payment plan has been arranged from their wages things will even out.
- She'll make at least £300 per week after tax
- She'll get child benefit for fay... £20 a week (So fay can't go hungry)
Am i missing something here? I know people have written about this before on this forum but Fridays episode really boggled my mind.
I know Owen is in debt, but surely once a payment plan has been arranged from their wages things will even out.
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No! They were only going to get something cheap but Eva gave them something on the house.
Anna went to ask steve for more shifts. they weren't going to buy a drink but then eva said they could have it on the house, you could tell by them. looking round awkward they didnt want to buy a drink
edit to the original poster It is still possible to be poor on that money, there is threee adults a child bills and a normal mortgage on the house and then the loan against it for 80k or whatever it was. I imagine the mortgage and loan will more than take all of annas wages
Anna's jobs are part time, and probably minimum wage
Izzy and katie have their own rent/bills to pay, why would they give their wages to anna and owen
Faye is not old enough for a paper round as per the scene in the Kabin, she's 13 you have to be over 14.
p.s why does everyone assume that Izzy claims disability benefits I cant recall it mentioned and they seem the proud type not scroungers. nice how u all mention 5 adults but not the fact two dont live there and have children to look after. owen and gary dont currently have jobs either just odd days work
I wonder why Owen and Gary aren't signing on? If they're drifting from odd job to odd job, they would be fully entitled to claim benefits, even if they are unemployed for just a week.
In fact claiming Jobseekers would be a much better option than just doing a few hours work here and there.
cos proud people hate asking for hand outs. not everyone claims benefits som eprefer to take what work they can
That would be fine in principle but the family has clearly gone into financial meltdown.
and not working isn't going to pay the debt. back. It shows really well through the story how owen see's it as his job to fix it and be the provider for his family. He's very working class and you will find many the same. he didnt want to be made bankrupt he wanted to prove he could earn and pay back.
personally think it will be interesting to see how he now copes
& the claiming of benefits has yet to be mentioned on-screen. It does seem odd. You are in financial trouble to the point debt collectors are coming to your home, and your daughter has to go to her father's house to eat food which is actually in date? Seems odd to me, especially since there is help available.
Anna had no issues with going to the food bank (well, she did, but you know what I mean
They usually use the "I'm not a charity case!" line when they are on their uppers and in need of help.
Rent a gnome ?
Especially as there has been a major recession for the last few years in the UK with millions signing on. It's not as if Owen and Gary have become unemployed in the middle of an economic boom.
In regards to Izzy, assumptions tick me off as people aren't fully aware of how it works. Yes, she would be entitled to a car, but you only get one, either the car or the money, not both. If she gets the car, she loses mobility payments. Mobility payments are about £55 a week. As she is working, she would receive working tax credit with a disability top up, which, the last I heard, was up to about £1300 max a year, which is only about £25 a week. Since it changed to PIP, not sure if working affects the money you get or vice versa.
Rent a knob.
I was confused when he told Faye that she could clean his room for him.
that would suit him as he seems to have trouble keeping his ginger balls to himself.