£10bn to be cut from welfare bill
GEORGE Osborne warned parents on benefits they must make a 'financial decision' about whether to have more children as he confirmed the Government is looking at how much money they receive.
The Chancellor said he was 'asking questions' about whether mothers and fathers should automatically get more cash if the size of their family increases.
Speaking at the Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham, Mr Osborne set out plans to slash a further £10 billion from the welfare bill on top of the £18 billion of cuts that are already under way in a bid to balance the books.
He insisted the economy was 'healing' and pointed to a reduction in the deficit and a boost in the number of private sector jobs as proof.
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Mr Osborne said the Conservatives were looking at whether it was right that parents on welfare automatically received extra cash for having more children amid speculation that child benefit, income support or tax credits could be withheld.
The Chancellor said yesterday: "One of the questions we ask is when you are in work and you want to have another child you have to consider the financial cost of that because it is an expensive thing to do, wonderful as it is to have more children.
"When you are on benefits you automatically get extra money when you have a child, so you can be better off. We are just asking the question, does that work?"
Mr Osborne denied hammering the poor and said there would be new taxes on the wealthy in the coming years
Comments
by Redtone
Saturday, October 13 2012, 1:06PM
“The Party of prudence apparently. Borrowing more than Labour ever did, just to pay the ever growing dole bill.
Give us an election!”
by johnboy2011
Saturday, October 13 2012, 12:35PM
“On the BBC news wed site today, I read that the Government have bailed out RSB bank to the tune of 45bl amazing.”
by Johntoe
Saturday, October 13 2012, 11:28AM
“@ stokeandvale
I hold my hands up in defeat, faced with such an intellectual and witty, not to mention, well written response,
I have no alternative other than to admit defeat, and acknowledge that I have indeed met my intellectual superior, and I must now walk away defeated, with my tail between my legs,
You sir are a giant of man, an intellectual colossus, I am certain that all of us here feel both honoured and humbled that you chose to grace US with your presence, in years to come we will look back on this great day, with watering eyes, and tell our grandchildren, " YES I WAS THERE"
I will, forever feel honoured to have had my a**e handed to me by the likes of you and your rapier sharp wit,
Yeah, it's ALL true,”
by Redtone
Friday, October 12 2012, 9:58PM
“Persisting with this being a woman thing isn't he? Must admit... I'm getting scared now!”
by stokeandvale
Friday, October 12 2012, 9:21PM
“JOHNTOE
All I can say to your latest rant is "NO MORE BOOM & BUST"...Now get back in your GARDEN SHED and knock some whiteware up for your car boots sales (hope your paying Taxes aswell).
ps "I have some creosote over if your interested from painting my Workshop oops meant me Shed"”
by Robnoxious
Friday, October 12 2012, 9:07PM
“In that case, like i said before. i have not come across that expression, i thought you were threatening us in some way.Just put yourself in my shoe's for one second. Being woman enough i will then apologise to the both of you, for my misunderstanding of it.
.”
by Johntoe
Friday, October 12 2012, 7:23PM
“Robnoxious
HAHA getting "bumped" = banned from the site, sorry that is SO funny,
some people just shouldn't be allowed out on their own,
it's a good job he didn't say "got bopped" another commonly used term for being banned from an internet forum,
OH and he actually said,
"got bumped for following you 'round with garbled posts once?"
"GOT BUMPED" past tense, something that happened IN THE PAST, so just HOW dim do you have to be to think someone can threaten you........ in the past,
Give up, you are just making yourself look more and more stupid every time you post”
by Redtone
Friday, October 12 2012, 7:11PM
“Robnoxious - and the point of your last post was?
Seems like we're a million miles from uber privileged snotty kids in government blaming the poor for the mess we're in!”
by Robnoxious
Friday, October 12 2012, 6:58PM
“Your partner in crime redone- 4-29am. something about a dork getting bumped, whatever that is, has a child apparently--- such a shame, which is coming across as a veiled threat and that you have plans to shut me up. You make the comments of Being rolled out. by name just because i have a opinion , that differs to yours. Yet you say i'm following you. You insinuate i'm a prostitute calling me a pro . Do you hate women that much I take it you have no one by your hatred towards me.
If you do i hope you treat her better than people on here
What you are making in your Shed ,someone asked. it would be your Bed.if i had to put up with you.”
by Johntoe
Friday, October 12 2012, 6:48PM
“@ stokeandvale
OOH since you ask.........P*** off, where does it say I am answerable to you? The bloody cheek of some people, My 'workshop' IS a 'shed' and it's IN my garden, but it's NOT a garden shed like ones from B&Q, it's a purpose built workshop, AGAIN, I know,
ANYWAY folks great news there aren't going to be any 10 billion pound benefit cuts (on top of the 18 billion already cut)
Cause good old Nick Clegg has promised he wont back them, JUST like he promised not to support an increase in tuition fees,
LINK- http://tinyurl.com/8jpuka5
QUOTE-
Deputy Prime Minister has "knocked on the head" claims he supports the cutting of £10bn from benefits after the next general election.
The country needed to carry on "tightening its belt" for some time into the future, Mr Clegg said, but those at the top should be asked to contribute first." END,
So why isn't he demanding that "those at the top should be asked to contribute first" NOW?
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Asked about the prospect of further cuts, Mr Clegg said: "The idea that of that £16bn we're just going to scoop out £10bn from welfare - which will inevitably hit the poorest before asking anything of the wealthiest - no. Flatly no." END,
YEAH?...... tuition fees, anyone?
QUOTE- "You don't ask people at the bottom and then work up."
REALLY? Hello Clugg, where have you been for the past two and a half years?
If you want to restore some personal credibility Mr clegg, as well as save your party from virtually certain extinction at the next election, Walk away, dissolve this vile coalition and give the people an election,
PS thanks our kid, I can handle this no mark,”