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But then it is not clear indication of your disposable income. Those are flexible costs that absolutely mean nothing, I suppose you can factor in some average or likely cost or ask for specific details to ascertain if he has enough money to frivolously buy a pie, but its just another layer of...

Jeeeez make your mind up, you have admitted why the term disposal income is what it is, you were wrong and I was right, get over it. You cannot rewrite accuracy for gods sake, you cannot factor in a wholly flexible and undetermined expenditure and try to fob it off as some defined fixed cost...

Its a mealy mouthed effort to acknowledge a mistake that you made to try and undermine a view and then stand by it anyway .....

I am not sure if I have read it correctly, but I have read it a few times and it seems to say that you feel that the example of the benefit recipient has a good outcome compared to many others. But accepting you are unlikely to offer such an opinion in response to my post then I am guessing...

But your fellow citizens cannot underwrite your wealth, we hope that we might all accept responsibility by tax take for your basic well being, health and care but yours and mines equity whether current or future yet to be determined cannot be, why should it be when the very people that have a...

I think most people accept that it seems absurd, but that is just an indication of an abundance of food not a lack of it, which perhaps is an indication of the success of our society, although it is less so when in the context of world hunger.

You have answered your own question, but transfer the average wage which tells us little and then put in the benefits that we are all entitled to. Your gonna hate it, but show me an example, outside of the extremes of society's that I wholly support should access any support available it doesnt...

But with respect, do you expect the government, me and other tax payers to be your guarantor for you current standard of living ??

Well you do now .....

Your just stating a set of circumstances that might incur some financial difficulties, notwithstanding the responsibility of that person to perhaps to withhold some of his monthly income rather than spunk it on cars !!!

I think you know only too well what was meant, go on then factor in those things and lets see where it takes us, you have £880 per month to play with ? This isnt meant to be a disparaging to those in receipt of benefits, but if you want to talk about poverty and the need for food banks then it...

How exactly does that work, what has repossession of leased goods got to do with hunger ?

I think you are mistaken me for someone that feels he needs to win your mind to validate my view, no doubt a little tongue in cheek, but more like head up your arse !!

I have clearly stated my view and personal experience, I have offered an example of what entitlement to benefits there are for those that most would concede to be the poorest in our society, it seems quite a generous entitlement, sustainable enough for those in receipt of it not needing access...

Our local school was actually approached by a church that had a food bank and asked if we might have someone who could benefit from this food, the office secretary looked down the lists and offered those that were on free school meals, they were then discreetly contacted if they might like to...

Its a pointless excersise shouting poverty or no poverty at each other ( am I the only one that has a Micky Flanagan voice in my head each time I type the word poverty ) as it is an irrefutable fact of the benefit that 'non working single parent of two children' receives here in Brighton is a...

That isnt as I understand it, anyone could start a food bank and then compose their own qualifying criteria, I suspect no food bank would not help/give food to a hungry person irrespective of their financial status. Care professional and other agencies can refer anyone they feel might benefit...

No this what you are entitled to if you are a non working single parent living in Brighton, it seems fair and if reasonably managed there seems little reason to go to a food bank, however if this parent does as I suspect qualify to access one then they might choose too, which would be helpful as...

Ok lets put some meat on the bones ..... I will start with a non working single Mum of two young children ( 1-4yrs ) living in Brighton. Her entitlements are as follows: Tax Credits £116.38 per week Jobseeker's Allowance £72.40 per week...

So your analysis is as personal and subjective as everyone else.