@dontdelay The problem is that when do you cut the triple lock and then make the SP means tested? It needs to happen, but young and middle age people get old and then what they are paying tax for they miss out on.
@iamtomskinner I agree with this. However, the apprenticeship system is an absolute mess. Employers that want to make use of apprenticeships find it so hard to navigate that they don’t bother.
@David__Osland It doesn’t. Those paying for private social care are subsidising those that the state pay for as the state pays a lower amount. This happens in the same settings.
So with 38% claimants of Universal Credit being in work it seems crazy to keep ramping up employer taxes. Surely freeing up the ability to increase employee wages without being penalised through additional taxation would ease those requiring to draw UC?
@SmartSacks Totally agree. That said I have two clients who need access to TFC next year for differing reasons and seems sensible to bring that date forward.
This time last year New Orleans. Today Orleans. These two cities sum up the difference between the USA and France. Literally nothing in common, however, I found much to like in both. That said we felt fearful of our lives in one of the two. And it wasn’t from Joan of Arc.
@RugbyInsideLine It is not just the ticket prices at Twickenham that are off putting, it is the whole day cost. Transport, food and a few pints. You are doing well to enjoy a day out for less than £400 for two.
@AbrahamOnMoney@RobS_Kingmakers I couldn’t agree more. The whole business of gaining and retaining permissions along with the additional compliance headache is just too daunting for most. Partnerships with existing platforms seems a more straightforward prospect.