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I don't know where they ALL are, but I can state for a fact that there are some in Eastbourne with kids living in them because there are not enough bigger houses for them to move into, as many of them are occupied by couples who no longer need them.

Yes, and they will be sure to get jobs as they are in demand. Not bad a nice grad job with an engineering company on £26500 starting pay with further PD/Masters fees paid is it?

Good, so at least there will be some people in jobs paying taxes when I retire! lol

Because too many bloody stupid career guidance teachers tell kids to take the soft subjects to make their results look good. Germans in particular are proud to be engineers. How many UK Grads even thought about taking an engineering degree? Come to that, how many were good enough at maths and...

Nobody is pretending that there are loads of jobs out there. Labour's distruction of our economy made that impossible. HOWEVER, graduates stand more chance of finding a suitable job with a vocationally biased Degree than with a purely acamemic one. It is my undertanding that there is now a...

The Government have been prevented from doing so by laws passed by Blair and his acceptance of laws Maggie rejected from Europe.

It is also the case that those who choose to take degrees with little of no vocational value are wasting their time. Does this country need so many blokes with a "Sports Science" dergee? Probably not. If people had the sense to rake degrees that increased their value in the jobs market like...

I am sorry to hear that. My point is that if someone is only working 35 hours a week, at minimum wage, should they EXPECT to live in a big house subsidised by the tax payers? It also gives a good example of another of my points. Having had a good job, she probably contributed a lot of NI. I bet...

That is yet another matter. It does not make the topic we are discussing wrong though. This Governments reduction in the top rate of tax at this time simply shows how out of touch they really are. The only reason for reducing it now could be justified is to be very aggressive over "tax...

That should be interesting if the tree huggers break the law! I hope they get locked up.

No, but does it make it the Govenment's problem? People should work long hours, or live within their means. Too many around EXPECT something for nothing. Just because someone has a degree, they think they should walk into a well paid job. Unfortunately, it is not that simple. The last Labour...

At under 20? Summer jobs or other part time jobs maybe, but a three year degree started at 18... ... well, you do the maths. My point is that at just 35 hours people should not expect a home of their own anyway. Even top managers have to work much longer hours for what they get. Hardly a need...

Who gets away with only working 35 hours a week and expects their own place? If people cannot get a job on more than minimum wage, and cannot afford their own home in Brighton (which is an expensive place to live) then they can always move somewhere cheaper. 18 - 20 year old should not expect...

I totally agree. That is why, in my opinion, benefits should reflect what people have paid as "Social Security" payments. But sadly, the way things work is that the people who pay the most in, get the least out in their time of need.

THAT I totally agree with. It would have stimulated job grown in the construction industry as well. It is things like that that that they should be doing to create jobs on a greater scale than their "pet projects" to get things moving with people having "real jobs". Instead, what do they do...

Maybe they should have tried harder at school? Or are they professionals subjected to a big downturn in the "going rate" for their skills in the private sector since LAbour ruined this Country? Like everything, there is no "one size fits all" solution to our welfare overexpenditure. I am sure...

If they cannot afford to have kids, why should the state subsidise them? In very general terms, their children have a greater chance of being the next generation who require support as well. Obviously, there will be some exceptions to this. IF you live in a private house, paying your mortgage...

Well said, and I generally agree with you. The only thing you do not mention is if your friend's parents are on housing benefits? If they are, then it should motivate them to swap with a young couple who have had kids and need their three bedroom home. If they are not, and can afford to pay...

If they work, they should have no need to claim housing benefit. This is not actually a tax as such you know? With the minimum wage at such a high level, there should not be any "working poor", only people who think they can live beyond their means at everyone else's expense. Those that have...

So how is it wrong? Why should they be given money by the state, to live in houses that are bigger than they need? Especially when there is a shortage of family sized housing stock for people who actually need them. There are millions of people who own homes that would like bigger, but simply...