Quote Originally Posted by blue matt View Post
lets be honest, 10 - 15 years ago money was being thrown around like confetti, you have a child and earn under 70 K, here you go pal, here is 400 quid a month family tax credit , the policeman next door to me had 2 children ( 1 in school ) and he was getting 390 quid from family tax credit at one point, crazy, just crazy, BUT he loved it, why wouldnt he ? ?
The cut off point for family tax credits with 2 children is £32k, and it tapers from that point at around £400 per £1000 per anum.

So to be getting £400 a month his family income needed to be well below £20k or to be having super high nursery costs.