tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post9125495425296922741..comments2024-03-29T14:09:49.674+00:00Comments on Liberal England: Arguments against ending housing benefit for under 25sJonathan Calderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00730157683743989696noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post-90298250818238101252012-10-09T23:10:20.543+01:002012-10-09T23:10:20.543+01:00I believe that what David has in mind here is that...I believe that what David has in mind here is that when a young couple get married the father of the bride will GIVE them a house. Although whether that will be the much loved holiday home in Suffolk or the flat in London is presumably a point for private negotiation and not something the state wishes to get involved in.Simonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post-52315110018132670612012-10-08T21:55:58.809+01:002012-10-08T21:55:58.809+01:00If the government is happy to begin taking your ta...If the government is happy to begin taking your tax money at 18, it should not have the right to deny you the right to welfare if you need it. The implicit undertone is that all under 25s are feckless, lazy and on the take. I wonder if George Osborne and the likes ever had to pay private rental prices whilst earning the minimum wage? <br /><br />I had to board with family as a youngster, but I paid board and never expected I had an automatic right to be there. Putting up a child is not a hardship if you live in a house with several bedrooms but my mother had five rooms total and not much money - you lived next door to her I believe - so it was very good of her to let me stay and it wasn't "free" lodgings as I had to contribute.<br />Ginanoreply@blogger.com