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Too poor to buy sanitary towels

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  • #552
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    Permabear wrote: »
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    I would tend to agree with that.

    Though I do think research skills are valuable, I don't think teachers should be in a position to dictate what bills the parents have to pay, particularly those who can least afford it.

    I see no reason why such projects can't be done in class, with the information collated, then written up for homework.

    However, my opinion doesn't count. As I said - the teacher sets the homework.


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    Permabear
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  • #554
    masculinist
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    My understanding of the UK is that while they get less ''cash benefits'' compared to our 'lazy' system, they get lots of benefits which more than make up for it .

    A tampon is according to my partner, a few cent each if you buy them in Tesco or Lidl . I'll take her word for it. If your teenage daughter doesn't have tampons , then I'd lay the finger of blame at atrocious parenting. Child benefit is intended to be spent on the kids, not on you.


  • #555
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    masculinist wrote: »
    My understanding of the UK is that while they get less ''cash benefits'' compared to our 'lazy' system, they get lots of benefits which more than make up for it .

    A tampon is according to my partner, a few cent each if you buy them in Tesco or Lidl . I'll take her word for it. If your teenage daughter doesn't have tampons , then I'd lay the finger of blame at atrocious parenting. Child benefit is intended to be spent on the kids, not on you.

    Sometimes it is atrocious parenting.

    Sometimes, it's anything but!

    It can be a requirement for extra heating for someone disabled.

    It can be a bill being unexpectedly high.
    If someone is living on the bare necessities, it takes very little to turn their budget upside down.

    There are those who just do not care - and there are those that, for a whole range of reasons, genuinely cannot stretch their budget, even if it only happens for one month.

    The question is - what should be done for genuine cases?


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  • #557
    infogiver
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    [Deleted User] wrote: »
    Sometimes it is atrocious parenting.

    Sometimes, it's anything but!

    It can be a requirement for extra heating for someone disabled.

    It can be a bill being unexpectedly high.
    If someone is living on the bare necessities, it takes very little to turn their budget upside down.

    There are those who just do not care - and there are those that, for a whole range of reasons, genuinely cannot stretch their budget, even if it only happens for one month.

    The question is - what should be done for genuine cases?

    No. If a family on SWrequires extra heating for medical reasons then there is a Heating Supplement administered by the SWA scheme through the CWO.
    If there is a particularly high bill as a result of,for instance , an unexpected crisis, the the CWO may apply an ENP.
    The children's allowance is not included in the means test for any of these schemes


  • #558
    silvervixen84
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    http://metro.co.uk/2017/03/22/bodyform-is-donating-200000-packs-of-sanitary-protection-to-help-fight-period-poverty-6526038/?ito=facebook

    Bodyform has pledged to donate 200,000 packs of sanitary products by 2020. They will be distributed by InKindDirect to charities all over the UK. I hope Tampax/Lilets etc follow suit.

    It's a step in the right direction.


  • #559
    Widdershins
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    I don't think the extra supports are available to working families who don;t receive social welfare payment. Emergency payments for crises, extra high bills, etc.

    I suspect a lot of people don't realise their rights when debt collectors come knocking, maybe threatening to take their vehicle(that they might need for work) or they might think if they do not pay, a debt collector can enter their home to take items of their property to settle their debts (or maybe they can and maybe that's happened to some people and set them back further, financially. I'm not actually sure what the law is, there).
    I really do think anxiety and depression must play as much of a part as addiction and wilful neglect do in some cases, and the best thing to do is to be compassionate, because people can recover and function normally again, with some support. I know from experience how daunting things can seem with anxiety. Even making a phone call can be a dread inducing idea, even when it's a call to someone you like!.
    So I can apply that experience to people in those situations and see how they might end up short of money for essentials.


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