How do young people cope?

[blue matt]

Re: How do young people cope?

I though we were nailed on to have a classic matt story time (with plenty of points made in brackets) when I saw you were latest to post.

I feel cheated.

Wouldnt want to bore anyone, sharp and too the point now

I know where my stories aren't wanted

[goats]

Re: How do young people cope?

We've recently found out we're expecting our first child and went to look at prams and newborn stuff yesterday.

For the most popular brand it was a staggering £1400 for just a pram and car seat.

Mid terrace 2 bed house for rent in Canton is about £1400/month

Car insurance is about £750 for a 25 year old.

And I know everyone is in the same boat with high costs, but how are young familes (younger than me) supposed to survive these days when they're stuck in entry level jobs?

We bought a decent new pram for £300…..they still make them, no doubt about £100 more now. Rents going through the roof, you can thank the welsh government for that, loads of landlords jacking it in and few seem to want to bother with the hassle….

[goats]

Re: How do young people cope?

I though we were nailed on to have a classic matt story time (with plenty of points made in brackets) when I saw you were latest to post.

I feel cheated.

Where’s the warrior gone? He disappeared for a while it seems…..:

[goats]

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Utilities should be publicly owned or at least governed by strict rules to stop the ridiculous situation we have now vast profits on the 1 side and people on the other side not being able to warm their homes.
But keep going with your capitalist mantra that greed is good.

Something needs to happen with utilities asap, another month over a post £300 bill…..it was £100 less last winter. Why aren’t their massive profits used to subsidise us anymore?

[splott parker]

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Something needs to happen with utilities asap, another month over a post £300 bill…..it was £100 less last winter. Why aren’t their massive profits used to subsidise us anymore?

Because those profits are filling someone’s drinks cabinet in the Cayman Islands or some other exotic place.

[Heathblue]

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Base level energy costs are back to their 3 year old levels ( i think it might have been Jamie Jenkins who stated this on X) those of us who pay these bills are well aware that prices haven't decreased in line with the reduced costs, did anyone, honest a god, think they ever would ? but back to the topic, the squeezing out of home ownership, this is IMO by design, get ready for the 15 min cities boys and girls & other!!, pokey little flats in high rise tower blocks, no need of car ownership, finances controlled by CBDC, carbon credits & holidays in Blackpool for us plebs, conspiracy ?, we'll see
How do young people cope ? you are not supposed to, you will be broken until you comply.

[islandblue]

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Council tax has gone through the roof over the last decade as well. Here in Barry , Vale of Glam have increased it by nearly 50 percent in the last decade and some of the proposed rises this year are astronomical. Do we really need 22 unitary authorities for a population slightly less than Greater Manchester? My youngest son who has a young family lives in Llantrisant and is dreading the rise RCT want to levy this year.

[jon1959]

Re: How do young people cope?

Base level energy costs are back to their 3 year old levels ( i think it might have been Jamie Jenkins who stated this on X) those of us who pay these bills are well aware that prices haven't decreased in line with the reduced costs, did anyone, honest a god, think they ever would ? but back to the topic, the squeezing out of home ownership, this is IMO by design, get ready for the 15 min cities boys and girls & other!!, pokey little flats in high rise tower blocks, no need of car ownership, finances controlled by CBDC, carbon credits & holidays in Blackpool for us plebs, conspiracy ?, we'll see
How do young people cope ? you are not supposed to, you will be broken until you comply.

I don't think the fall in owner occupation is anything to do with your bundle of 'conspiracy ?' plots.

The biggest factor is cash rich buy-to-let landlords squeezing out first time buyers who have seen the cost of homes skyrocket whilst their wages have been stagnant or fallen. Other factors too - but from 70.9 of all homes being owner occupied in 2003, it has now fallen to 64.3% (was 62.6% in 2016). Not a problem if that is part of a mixed and affordable housing stock that meets needs - but it isn't.

At the same time social renting (mostly Council and Housing Association) has fallen to its lowest in a century at 16.6%. Private renting is up to around 19-20% of the total stock of homes. A big chunk of those privately rented homes are ex Council Right To Buys that have been sold on and ended up with private landlords who typically (in London and some other big cities) charge 3 times the rent of an identical retained Council home - either adding to homelessness (some of it hidden) or to the national housing benefit bill. As with low wages, bad employers and bad landlords are subsidised via the Treasury by the rest of us.

So not 15 minutes cities, the end of cash, or Bill Gates chips floating in our latest vaccine shot - just under regulated capitalism where the rich get richer and the majority just try to stay afloat.

[Dembe]

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Wouldnt want to bore anyone, sharp and too the point now

I know where my stories aren't wanted

Damn shame, I always liked them.

[Eric Cartman]

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Council tax has gone through the roof over the last decade as well. Here in Barry , Vale of Glam have increased it by nearly 50 percent in the last decade and some of the proposed rises this year are astronomical. Do we really need 22 unitary authorities for a population slightly less than Greater Manchester? My youngest son who has a young family lives in Llantrisant and is dreading the rise RCT want to levy this year.

It's worth looking up what this is spent on. Our council budget was released a few weeks back, 50% of the overall county council budget went to adult social care.

People think their council tax covers people to pick their bins up and potholes, which makes people think it's terrible value. Social care should be centrally funded to take away this lottery of funding, some councils will be in a far worse place than others because of demographics.

[Eric the Half a Bee]

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It's worth looking up what this is spent on. Our council budget was released a few weeks back, 50% of the overall county council budget went to adult social care.

People think their council tax covers people to pick their bins up and potholes, which makes people think it's terrible value. Social care should be centrally funded to take away this lottery of funding, some councils will be in a far worse place than others because of demographics.

Council funding has also been a terrific sleight of hand. Westminster allowed councils to keep business rates in place of some central funding, so councils in areas that can generate more rates will be better off. It doesn't help that some believe that business rates are a part of the reason for declining town centres.

Council tax only makes up around 10-15% of council funding, so the public don't see the real extent of how much council funding is cut. They just see council tax rises and less services and often think there's huge amounts of money being wasted.

[ToTaL ITK]

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feck the young, they can borrow a pram from family. how do the old cope ?

[BLUETIT]

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feck the young, they can borrow a pram from family. how do the old cope ?

Ya, youth is wasted on the young !!!

How come they always buy the most expensive lagers ?

[Wozza16]

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Do you mean the best union in the world doesn’t work? GREAT Britain blah blah. I emigrated and wouldn’t return now, Wales has so much potential but the public are too scared and downbeat.

I’ve never met a more depressing, pessimistic nation of people. Wales powered the world at one point and has nothing to show for it