HOW on earth the Jacksons are knee deep in poverty again?!

All the adults in the house have jobs, I'm sure it was mentioned a few months back that Ricky pays maintenance for Liam & Tiff, and would David really leave the woman he loves, who has cancer, his daughter and all his grandkids without a penny?!

This storyline is just embarassing now, it's been rehashed more times than I've had hot dinners!

I think its only been done for Bianca's exit. I have a feeling that Bianca will end up taking the rap for Carol dealing and get sent to prison so that the Butcher kids can stay.

I might be wrong but I think this is how it will play out. Bianca would probably get a few years what with her previous so it seems the most likely outcome.

If we looked at it in real life terms then it does make you wonder, I mean it can happen but the storyline never makes any sense, she has three kids who she will get child benefit for, child tax credits, she works but seems not to earn much so could say she would get tax credits to top it up, Ricky and Ray would pay maitence for the kids, Whitney works, Bianca Works and so does Carol, they private rent so that would be the biggest chunck of money they possibley get housing benefit, plus Janine is there landlord and it was never mentioned if hey actually pay any rent, the storyline is so messed up because they never go into any explanation on how she get into debt.

This is why I'm glad patsy is leaving

Obviously DTC when he was a Viewer and not the boss the show He just loved those story's of Bianca having money problems he thought he would do it again.

Is Patsy leaving temporarily or is she leaving for good? I hope the latter as I can't stand listening to Bianca screeching like a banshee in every episode!

Carol would never let Bianca take the rap for her and go to prison. It would be out of character especially from Carol.

She is leaving permanently but she may return one day lol

That revolving door again. I wish someone would lock it, burn it, banish it, whatever they want just close it properly. Lol

I think you're right. They've dredged it up again as a means of writing Patsy out and Bianca will end up in Prison for dealing - taking the rap for Carol.

It within the storyline makes no sense as they made it clear that David was covering all their debts with the money he took from Janine and he just hasn't been gone long enough for them to have built back up again. Unless Bianca wasn't telling him about them all but why should she conceal it from him? Plus he'd know if something like electricity, gas, water, council tax, insurance wasn't amongst the bills he saw. I guess it could be a previous loan shark or credit card bills but I doubt it. $$plus if they could prove that they were in trouble due to one of the wage earners suffering from Cancer (which they would be able to prove with Hospital letters) then reputable companies like Electricity, Gas, Water would be sympathetic and probably offer a reduced payment schedule for a few months whilst the treatment was in progress. They wouldn't write it off but they would be very unlikely to cut them off.

It just isn't realistic in this short a space of time.

It makes no sense at all.

David hasn't been gone long enough for them to get into that sort of debt. Janine certainly wouldn't send debt collectors round if it was rent arrears, Liam could get a few hours work...he's done it before. Sonia has been doing two jobs and living there with Rebecca part of the time. Whitney and Bianca work. Ricky and Ray pay maintenance for their children. Carol has a car that she could sell. They could rent out their garage...they're like goldmines in London. Why are eastenders so idiotic when it comes to money. People get into debt overnight, others lose millions within weeks and yet others (Phil) manage to buy a house and the Arches as well as restore a pub, and all with a few quid.

This storyline must be to accommodate Patsy (once again), by putting Bianca back in jail.

Patsy seems to treat the program more as a fail safe fallback than a job and IMHO think it's about time the producers kill her character off.

A recycled story that is effecting the same old characters. I can see them banging up Bianca in jail again for the SAME OLD THING. Yawn, yawn, yawn. And WTF? Carol would NEVER do that!!

No it does not add up at all. Banshee Bianca would be getting child tax credit, maybe working tax credit for low earners (not sure if you can get both though) child benefit and maintenance payments from two Dads. Carol would definitely get working tax credit for her low paid cafe job...and when off sick would be actually able to claim whatever sickness benefit is called these days PLUS full rate DLA for having Cancer...which is quite a lot of money. PLUS carers allowance for Bianca looking after her. PLUS rent and rates housing benefit.

David has barely been gone long enough for monthly bills to even be late, and even if behind in payments, the lender has to go to court and get a judgement for Baliffs to appear...and that wouldn't happen unless arrears were really out of control...no research at all put into EE lately!

Off topic those saying DTC making continuity better it hasn't really got any better when was the last time Ricky's name was mention it feels like his names been banned I know just before LN left patsy palmer said in an interview she's gona say to some of the writers to mention him but it never come to nothing I at least thought we would hear his name being mentioned at least once or twice since DTC took over but nothing it's really annoying me 😡

I agree.