In Ireland if you claim to be a single mother and work between 16-20hrs a week the government makes up the rest and pays you as if you done a full wek. Also you get so much free, kids travel, uniform, dinner at school fees paid etc. Its insane. Girls who work in shitty 6 quid an hour jobs end up with 500 quid a week in benefits. The more kids the more money.
Most people abuse this in the following ways.
1. Claim father is unknown despite either knowing them and being split up or still living with them just putting on forms they are single.
2. You can also get up to 230 ounds on childcare costs. People with childminding qualifications such as aunts cousins of teh child etc will maybe look after the child for 20 hours a week and th emother gives them maybe 100quid. They dont mind as it it their family.
Mother pockets rest of the money
3. They get brand new houses and have to pay a token amount of 20quid a week or 70 a month etc.
It is more beneficial to have more kids out of wedlock and to different fathers tha to be what was considered a 'normal' family.
My mum had 7 children. Worked hard paid all her taxes yet got 7 quid a month for all us. Its insane and people wonder why refugees come to the UK and Ireland
