Being a bit more right of centre than I used to be, I thought that the benefit cap was a good thing. And I guess I still do but then I got the thinking.
They set the cap at £26,000 because that it the mean average income for UK households. All good so far.
But then it occurred to me that this average household, with average income, still get child benefit and thus their income is more than £35,000.
And more pertinently, you could have a house hold with an income from two adults of almost £80,000 and they would still be eligible for child benefit.
How is that fair? I still can't believe that we get child benefit; I mean it's completely ridiculous given our household income.
If you're going to have a benefit cap, then it should be a cap on all benefits above that level for everyone, not just those on benefits.
