Child Poverty

gillybob I could ( and do ) cry when I'm out and about and see poverty. It really gets to me especially when I as a pensioner can buy pretty well what I want yet these poor souls with families are living hand to mouth------something's not right somewhere. Even charity shops are probably out of reach as many of them have gone greedy and increased their prices.
I daren't even begin to think or wonder what their home lives are like.

Poor pensioners ? Rubbish ! It's those with families who work that dip out.

Just been reading about a despicable couple both aged 70 who conned the benefits system out of £54,000 !
6 months suspended for 18months each----the defendant said " he was an old fool who wouldn't do it again " Luxury holidays etc.

I think everyone can say they "know" someone who is getting benefits they don't need - but I whilst there may be some cases I don't believe they are the majority. There is ample proof that there are children who are in need (not least those GNs who have worked with children). I would rather some people got more than they were entitled to if it also means that the children who really need help receive it.

This has to be a wind up! No substantiated facts. The original poster hasn’t come back to defend their statements.

There’s a little girl in my DGS’s class who breaks me heart Marydoll ( much like the little girl you describe) completely inappropriate clothes for the weather. Her hair looks like it hasn’t been brushed or washed for months. I have offered good quality bits from my older DGD’s (via their lovely teacher) but have been told they would not be accepted . It breaks my heart to imagine her home life .

I'm a single parent, and would be happy to give correct facts and figures, if anyone thinks I'm well off.

When I was teaching in one of the most deprived areas in Scotland, I can assure you that I witnessed extreme poverty every day.
It was not unknown for me to run up to to one of the local supermarkets to purchase underwear and shoes for children. One day a wee girl came to school in deep snow in ankle socks, ballet pumps with holes in them and wearing a school blazer, no coat. She was blue with cold.
I remember we had a staff Christmas lunch and a lot of food left over. I was ashamed at the waste, so wrapped it up, concealed it in a black bin liner and asked a parent if he could use it. I made out that he would be doing us a favour.
The man, a tough army veteran burst in to tears and said he had been wondering how he was going to feed his children that night.

Where does your information come from Sweetie222?

I’m not sure where your information comes from .sweetie but I see genuine child poverty every day .

I was a single parent myself for many years and never received a single penny from my child’s father . Not did he provide him with so much as a pair of shoes in his entire childhood .

How often is often? What is the source of the statistics you quote?

I am always suspicious of statements like this that rely on words like 'often have' and 'perhaps'.