Very true...heard someone say on teh radio this morning that their wages had pretty much doubled since they started work and yet the ratio of affordability for houses has gone from 2.5/1 up to 5+/1

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I am now retired having worked for 43 years, but do not get my state pension foe another 4 years. I have a Civil Service pension (not gold plated as the Mail would have you believe) I do occasional part-time work.
I have 2 children who have just completed University education, £10000 will not help a great deal to get them on the property ladder, however what would have helped was scrapping tuition fees. My daughter completed a masters degree (now working in space industry) and left with over £50000 debt which, from the time she started her course, has been accrueing approx 6% interest. If the Govt are concerned about the youth scrap these fees or at the very least the outrageous interest rate

As a pensioner, and not a very well off one, I don't see how paying more tax would help anyone.

More tax = less income = less expenditure = less jobs = more unemployment = less tax.

Open your eyes, look up to the skies and see

Tax increases are never an easy decision, but the fact remains that the baby boomer generation will be the first in history to earn more than their children. So who should be taxed more if not wealthy pensioners?

Vive le Roy!

While I have not read every post, I recognise that many pensioners do have more spare money than younger people.

We are all paying foo much for property with only the bank of mum and dad making property purchase possible for some.

The upward pressure on house purchase and rental prices needs to be curtailed - giving young people £10,000.00 would contribute to the pressure, student loan debt, and making the passing of funds from the bank of mum and dad a money laundering offence would reduce the pressure.

Older peoples' surplus (to daily needs) money when spent does stimulate the economy in many ways that Government control (taking funds away from them) would not.

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The average Millennial complains about house prices... When I ask them how much property deposit have they built up so far, they answer "zero"! (They also insist on living in zones 1-2). Baby boomers and Generation X actually saved money, didn't go away on fancy holidays and didn't eat at expensive restaurants which they post on Instagram. It's easy to blame the market and the government, but what are YOU doing about your financial future? I'm planning for retirement now. The elderly have by and large been responsible with their finances and should not be punished. The government STEAL enough money as it is...

Edited by Penge Eagle (08 May 2018 11.02pm)