People struggling to survive on #UniversalCredit don’t realise their struggles are nothing compared with those faced by the middle classes
- ‘We won’t get a refund on our £17,000 chalet’https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-52206832 …
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Als antwoord op @KevinPascoe
TBF to the writer (
@concertina226 ) this is clearly intended to highlight social inequality rather than to be a news story. The headline writer must have struggled to suppress their laughter at the sheer injustice. Though, of course, the £17k is shared between 20 people.2 antwoorden 2 retweets 5 vind-ik-leuks -
Als antwoord op @TheIanHalstead @KevinPascoe
One key issue, which there wasn't space to elaborate on -but
@roryboland highlighted - is that many people now desperately need money because their jobs are gone, or they own small businesses or are self-employed, and they can't get the money back from the cancelled holidays.4 antwoorden 0 retweets 2 vind-ik-leuks -
Mary-Ann is right. Many of the people Which? are hearing from are in difficult financial circumstances now, because someone in the household has lost their income, or worse is sick. In some cases people are quite desperate.
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For sure, and and no-one (hopefully) would suggest otherwise. The IT consultant taking 20 friends to a luxurious - and presumably extremely large - *chalet* for £17k just seemed less worthy of our collective sympathy.
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People deserve sympathy if they say suffer, but if one group can’t afford a loaf of bread and the other can’t afford to shop in Waitrose there is a difference. If you can pay £17k for a chalet you should have enough savings. Perspective is neededpic.twitter.com/g3jwh4YSYm
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