t020 Posted December 15, 2003 Share Posted December 15, 2003 Children born out of wedlock suffer financially, according to an official study released yesterday, with married parents less likely to claim income support and more likely to own a property. The study of 18,500 babies shows that married parents are less likely to claim income support. They are also more likely to own a property and live on an income of at least £20,000 a year. Only 7.8 per cent of married couples were classed as "poor" compared to 76.4 per cent of parents who did not live together, and 25 per cent of co-habiting parents. More info: click here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max Posted December 15, 2003 Share Posted December 15, 2003 Nice one t020, you, actually quoting a source. I'm not sure why you've posted it though. If it's become detached from a relevant thread post a reply here and one of the mods will move it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Internetowl Posted December 15, 2003 Share Posted December 15, 2003 done me no harm coming from a single-parent family. Your point is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fnkysknky Posted December 15, 2003 Share Posted December 15, 2003 Married parents more likely to own a property - and it took a report to work that one out I can't believe the things some people get paid to do. As above though what exactly is the point of this thread? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classic Rock Posted December 15, 2003 Share Posted December 15, 2003 I wonder what the age correlation is on this. Teenage single parents evidently will fall into the lower bracket as they have not had time or opportunity to build their nest, but a woman in her thirties who has already built her career and paid off her mortgage who chooses to start a family and has made provision for motherhood, could financially be quite secure and the child could be well provided for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
venger Posted December 15, 2003 Share Posted December 15, 2003 I love official sources. I read one a couple of years ago stating that 40% of people living within the UK were living below the poverty line. I agree that a balance of male/female parentship increases your chances of a balanced upbringing. But it does not mean that two bad parents are better than 1 good. And of course it`s not just about the money! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidla Posted December 15, 2003 Share Posted December 15, 2003 I heard that 73.67823487% of statistics are made up on the spot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funky Dave Posted December 15, 2003 Share Posted December 15, 2003 Wow, I never realised that the act of getting married instantly transformed you from a poverty stricken unbalanced loser into a happy white middle class Victorian family gentleman. Must give it a try sometime. On a less sarcastic note, I can see why a lot of people get married, as a symbollic act of union and stability. But I think government facts and figures can be misleading in this argument. You don't need good, loving married parents in order to get the best start in life; you just need good, loving parents. Ok, a lot of "unfit" parents (by that I mean parents who neglect their children, or those who raise them with antisocial, "hooligan" values) aren't married, but this is due to a variety of social and economic reasons. There's no reason to make all unmarried couples or their kids feel like an underclass just because the figures have put them in a certain bracket. I'm sure there are figures out there that show us Sheffielders to be poorer than southerners, uglier than Americans, tighter than Scots and lazier than the Chinese (and don't ask me to quote sources, I'm just pointing out that it's pointless to lump people under a certain category, it only leads to bitterness and resentment). Stuff the statistics. Each to their own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belle Posted December 16, 2003 Share Posted December 16, 2003 Speaking as a single woman who is professionally employed, owns her own home and car, has a good pension plan and life insurance, I consider myself financially well-placed to have a baby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lindseyw Posted December 16, 2003 Share Posted December 16, 2003 Originally posted by Belle Speaking as a single woman who is professionally employed, owns her own home and car, has a good pension plan and life insurance, I consider myself financially well-placed to have a baby Ditto !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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