you're getting confused between the non-payment of child benefit to the highest earners

and the cap on benefits of ?500 a week

Around 50,000 families are expected to be hit by a cap on benefit payments announced by the chancellor today. He said that, unless families have disabilities, they will not be able to claim more in benefits that the amount an average working family earns ? that's currently around ?26,000.

The savings from this scheme are relatively modest ? the Treasury expects to save "several hundred million pounds a year" when the cap comes into force ? but Osborne insisted that he was strking a blow for fairness. Those affected will be large families living in London or other expensive cities and, in most cases, the benefit that will be lost will be housing benefit. It is estimated the families affected will lose, on average, ?93 a week.

Posted By: Ralf Scrampton on October 4th 2010 at 17:25:53

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guess whos top at mo in my top ten wrath wankers 2010 awards? (n/m) (NCFC) - selwyn, Oct 4, 16:56:38
- fuck, I'd better start putting some time in (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Oct 4, 17:00:49
  - lol youre not even top 5o! (n/m) (NCFC) - selwyn, Oct 4, 17:02:01
    - Do you know how many 50 is? (NCFC) - tudders, Oct 4, 17:04:34
      - fingers on your hand? (n/m) (NCFC) - selwyn, Oct 4, 17:06:30
        
        Or the amount of fingers you can get in your......... (NCFC) - pants, Oct 4, 17:08:29
    - you're shitting me (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Oct 4, 17:03:26
    - You've actually compiled a Top 50? (NCFC) - pants, Oct 4, 17:03:07
      - no (n/m) (NCFC) - selwyn, Oct 4, 17:05:04
        
        Well stop talking out of your arse then (NCFC) - pants, Oct 4, 17:05:58
        
        when selwyn logs off of here and logs onto the pinkun (NCFC) - Tombs, Oct 4, 17:08:30
        
        Mathematical impossibility (n/m) (NCFC) - Only1Doherty, Oct 4, 17:40:49
        
        no it isn't (NCFC) - Tombs, Oct 4, 17:46:02
        
        Yes. I think he meant 'average'. (n/m) (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Oct 4, 17:42:22
        
        Me too (n/m) (NCFC) - Only1Doherty, Oct 4, 17:43:17
        
        chortle (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Git, Oct 4, 17:14:50
- HMRC? (n/m) (NCFC) - lurd, Oct 4, 16:57:47
  - no i love them (n/m) (NCFC) - selwyn, Oct 4, 16:59:46
    - you won't like the benefits cap (n/m) (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, Oct 4, 17:12:03
      - wont bother me im not middle class! (n/m) (NCFC) - selwyn, Oct 4, 17:19:22
        
        you're getting confused between the non-payment of child benefit to the highest earners (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, Oct 4, 17:25:53
        
        just aswell i have 2 with disabilities then (n/m) (NCFC) - selwyn, Oct 4, 20:55:45
        
        on the bbc news this morning he said it would raise a billyun (NCFC) - Tombs, Oct 4, 17:49:20
        
        ? (n/m) (NCFC) - Tron, Oct 4, 17:23:05
- HAS to be Garry Brooke (NCFC) - Old Git, Oct 4, 16:57:37
  - nicely brought to the top (n/m) (NCFC) - Tron, Oct 4, 17:00:28
    - That's just what he does, every time (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Git, Oct 4, 17:01:32
      - Cheers, Git. (NCFC) - Garry Brooke, Oct 4, 17:03:40

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