It seems to me politicians are not very clear to the public about their proposals and believe they can pull the wool over our eyes. George Osborne announced last month that a re-elected Tory government would include a two-year freeze on benefits and tax credits for many households.
While the Conservatives think they are being very effective with this 'long-term' economic decision, they are failing to empathise for working class families and how this will impact them in everything they do day to day. According to The Guardian, 'The average loss will be £300 a year per household but will vary greatly'. Even a statement like this puts things in a much more clearer perspective for me .. I for one, live in a household where both my mum and dad are unemployed and currently out of work, we can just about make ends meet. We are a big family, myself and my siblings (there is 6 of us altogether) and my mum and dad. The older we get, the more things we need and want, and my parents do their best to give us these things, but struggle at times.
How does the government expect working class families to be eating properly, to be travelling places, to be generally happy on a daily basis, when the means for basic necessities are being cut short?
Although there are certain guidelines on what families get paid different amounts, the constant some mothers and fathers are facing to rush into work can have both good and bad effects. Take my family for example, as soon as my youngest sibling enrols into reception at the local primary school, my mother will be expected to join a training course or seek work, even though she has severe physical illnesses. And the same goes for my father .. he has severe illnesses too, where he has been advised by doctors to abstain from work, and yet he is hounded by the job centre at times.
With all these benefit cuts put in place and the huge rise in unemployment, many single tenants as well as those with large families are not able to afford to pay rising rent prices. Ultimately, this has led to a rise in homelessness sparked by the government. Then we have the issue of not enough adequate housing being available to those in need. We have a turmoil of issues here, and if we are ever to find solutions and eradicate such things, the government need to understand their doings and actually help build lives, rather than cause agony.
How does the government expect working class families to be eating properly, to be travelling places, to be generally happy on a daily basis, when the means for basic necessities are being cut short?
Although there are certain guidelines on what families get paid different amounts, the constant some mothers and fathers are facing to rush into work can have both good and bad effects. Take my family for example, as soon as my youngest sibling enrols into reception at the local primary school, my mother will be expected to join a training course or seek work, even though she has severe physical illnesses. And the same goes for my father .. he has severe illnesses too, where he has been advised by doctors to abstain from work, and yet he is hounded by the job centre at times.
With all these benefit cuts put in place and the huge rise in unemployment, many single tenants as well as those with large families are not able to afford to pay rising rent prices. Ultimately, this has led to a rise in homelessness sparked by the government. Then we have the issue of not enough adequate housing being available to those in need. We have a turmoil of issues here, and if we are ever to find solutions and eradicate such things, the government need to understand their doings and actually help build lives, rather than cause agony.