No Recourse To Public Funds

[lastlid]

Later today from the BBC on child benefit....

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17255753


"Mr Clegg acknowledged it was an anomaly that a family with a single earner taking home more than £42,475 would lose child benefit but a couple each earning slightly less than the top rate could together take home £80,000 and keep the benefit."

Presumably this must be what you were referring to, Graham?

[Terpe]

Later today from the BBC on child benefit....

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17255753


"Mr Clegg acknowledged it was an anomaly that a family with a single earner taking home more than £42,475 would lose child benefit but a couple each earning slightly less than the top rate could together take home £80,000 and keep the benefit."

Presumably this must be what you were referring to, Graham?

It's going to be tricky to fix it

[grahamw48]

Later today from the BBC on child benefit....

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17255753


"Mr Clegg acknowledged it was an anomaly that a family with a single earner taking home more than £42,475 would lose child benefit but a couple each earning slightly less than the top rate could together take home £80,000 and keep the benefit."

Presumably this must be what you were referring to, Graham?

Yes.

[imagine]

Later today from the BBC on child benefit....

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17255753


"Mr Clegg acknowledged it was an anomaly that a family with a single earner taking home more than £42,475 would lose child benefit but a couple each earning slightly less than the top rate could together take home £80,000 and keep the benefit."

Presumably this must be what you were referring to, Graham?

at that level of income , do they realy need cb anyway

[lastlid]

at that level of income , do they realy need cb anyway

If we were prime minister for the day at what level of income would we make the cut of point for child benefit? £42475? 50000? Just above what we are currently earning?