Working mum divides internet as she says it’s ‘unfair’ she doesn’t receive funding for her kid but those on benefits do

A TIRED working mother has left the internet divided after moaning about not receiving additional funding for her daughter.

Sophie White, a from the , got candid on her “really unpopular opinion” after she received an email from her ’s school about .

A working mother has left people totally divided after discussing receiving additional child funding from her daughter’s school Sophie White explained that she is not entitled to the payment as she and her partner work, which has left her furious

The confirmed that the additional funding was for “eligible parents” only, who would receive a payment to go towards school trips, , book fairs and fairs.

However, Sophie was left disappointed that she, a mother with an , would not be receiving the payment.

Clearly frustrated, the mum crossed her arms and explained: “You are only an eligible parent if you’re in receipt of any , so , , a few others were on there, there was a good list.”

She then continued: “Please can you explain to me how that’s fair for ? I pay an additional £450 per month on – my daughter is up from the crack of dawn so I’m able to get her to childcare so I’m able to work an 8 till 5.”

Not only does Sophie work a full-time job, but she confirmed that her leaves the at 4:30am every single morning and doesn’t normally get home until 6pm.

Following this, Sophie then questioned how it’s “fair” that she and her partner exhaust themselves “every single day,” and don’t receive any extra support.

Assuming that those receiving benefits do not work, she added: “For people whose excuse not to work is because they’ve got a child in ? Rubbish excuse.

“If you’re a or you’ve got a genuine reason not to work, fair enough – lovely, take the help, run and jump with it – but just because your excuse is you claim , because you can’t work because your child’s in school – no, it’s not a good enough answer for me.”

Not afraid to share her thoughts, Sophie was left angry with the “rough” situation.

She concluded: “I know that’s a really unpopular , it just didn’t sit right with me that we bust our a***s every single day, just to pay an extra £450 a month so I’m able to work?”

Huge divide

Sophie’s clip, which was posted under the username @ sophiewhitey , has clearly left many open-mouthed, as it has quickly racked up 36,700 views, 900 likes and 695 comments in just 48 hours.

But users were hugely divided by Sophie’s thoughts – while many couldn’t agree more, not everyone was on the same page.

One woman wrote: “Totally agree. Someone I know works all hours and has no help and her kid couldn’t go on a that cost £1,000 but her neighbour never worked a day in her life and got this funded so her child was able to go.”

Have a word with yourself that you think children should suffer because of their parents. Or do you only care about your own kids and not those living in poverty?

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A second raged: “It’s outrageous honestly, how there isn’t much for working parents and everything for ?!”

Whilst another mother penned: “Totally agree. I am in the same boat – work full time, single parent, and get no help because I work. more should be given to us working parents (not for us, for our kids).”

But at the same time, others were not impressed with Sophie’s “unpopular opinion.”

One person said: “You’re absolutely right, it was indeed a very unpopular opinion.”

Another added: “It’s not about making it fair for parents. It’s about making it fair for children.

“Have a word with yourself that you think children should suffer because of their parents. Or do you only care about your own kids and not those ?”

Meanwhile, a third commented: “Because children shouldn’t miss out. They can’t change their circumstances.”