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Originally Posted by Mr Angry
Yes Marty, I am reading the links. There was a specific mention of an exemption back in September 2014. Has that been mentioned in the current reportage which the OP linked to or the link in the article to the Telegraph? Not as far as I can see. What is reiterated in both is "Another £120 million would be derived from removing housing benefit from 18 to 21 year olds on Jobseekers' Allowance." and "The rest of the money will be paid for by removing housing benefit from jobless 18 to 21-year-olds."
For the reason stated above I do not think an exemption due to being a parent is workable simply because it will lead to a boom in childbirth in order to qualify and that will put further strains on budgets.
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I don't understand your refusal to believe what has been written so i'm not to try .The fact is that this policy will only affect childless,single, jobless 18-21yr olds whether you believe it or not ,that is what has been announced and what will go in the manifesto.As for saying the policy will lead to a baby boom because young people will simply go and get pregnant to get a house on the state ,that is already happening and has been happening for some years because we have been to free with housing benefit .