There's a petition below that I have started for Gordon Brown, It asks for the tax credit system to be reviewed in order to streamline with the proposals to change rules for parents on income support, and to make it financially feesible for working parents to reasonably afford childcare costs. At the moment, some (and I stress the word "some", not all) parents whether they are one parent or two parent families are financially better off on benefits than in employment. I did a calculation on my incomings and outgoings, thereafter comparing it to what I would recieve if I were to claim benefit - I'd be better off signing on! I was incensed to start the petition following a conversation I had on a web forum with fellow parents who were in the same predicament. Once I realised that there were thousands out there in a similar situation, I decided to make a stand and hope you will join me in signing the petition.
There is no incentive for people who want to work as people who are already in employment are living below the breadline which encourages benefit fraud, resulting in our salaries being hammered for taxes come pay day. If the situation is not reviewed, less people will be willing to secure employment, and even fewer will be able to hold it, which again will have a knock on effect as working people's taxes rise to compensate.
http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/Parentemploymees/
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