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Why won’t Brits pick vegetables for £30 an hour?
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<blockquote data-quote="SteveHants" data-source="post: 7801408" data-attributes="member: 3380"><p>I'm constantly amazed on these types of thread at the (apparently) genuine lack of understanding at the cost of living for people who earn the least.</p><p></p><p>If you can't afford to buy, you rent, which is much more expensive than having a mortgage. Rents routinely consume well over 50% of someones take home pay.</p><p></p><p>Assuming I paid average rent for where I live (West Mids £755, South West £950 - assume closer to 950 as when I was looking to rent most were in the £850-950 range for a 2 bed place)</p><p></p><p>So, per month:</p><p>Rent: 850 (could easily be more)</p><p>Council tax (with single person reduction, band B): £100 per month (almost exactly, this year)</p><p>Electric: £50/month (not including heating, which is wood for me)</p><p>Water: £35/month</p><p>Fuel (to get to work) £30/week (£120/month)</p><p></p><p>That's £1065 before I've bought food every week or heated my home in winter.</p><p></p><p>If a nurse, after three years on the job, on the third band takes home £1500/month that leaves £400/month for food, heating, clothes, other bills (car insurance, repair, etc etc)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SteveHants, post: 7801408, member: 3380"] I'm constantly amazed on these types of thread at the (apparently) genuine lack of understanding at the cost of living for people who earn the least. If you can't afford to buy, you rent, which is much more expensive than having a mortgage. Rents routinely consume well over 50% of someones take home pay. Assuming I paid average rent for where I live (West Mids £755, South West £950 - assume closer to 950 as when I was looking to rent most were in the £850-950 range for a 2 bed place) So, per month: Rent: 850 (could easily be more) Council tax (with single person reduction, band B): £100 per month (almost exactly, this year) Electric: £50/month (not including heating, which is wood for me) Water: £35/month Fuel (to get to work) £30/week (£120/month) That's £1065 before I've bought food every week or heated my home in winter. If a nurse, after three years on the job, on the third band takes home £1500/month that leaves £400/month for food, heating, clothes, other bills (car insurance, repair, etc etc) [/QUOTE]
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