Some people don't have £100, or even £10 a month spare. Minimum wage jobs don't leave much over. As a councillor, don't you have constituents in the lower income brackets?
Every year I fill a shoebox. Sheffield Cathedral has an annual appeal, and its a simple and fairly cheap way of giving a gift to someone who may have little in their lives. The box could be for an older, isolated person for whom Christmas is especially bleak. It might be for a young woman fleeing domestic violence, or a homeless teenager whose parent has moved a new partner in and made the youngster leave home.
My grandchildren get plenty, spending a few quid elsewhere won't mean we go without good food, drink, games, presents in a warm house. It reminds the grandchildren too, that not everyone is as fortunate as they are. The kind of lesson my parents taught me.
Fortunately no the make up of our town is definitely middle class although we do have one enclave of social housing but that is only a minor number compared to the 12,000 residents in total.
The other info is that over 55% are outright owners over 65 with a further 40% being homeowners with a mortgage/outright owners and under 65. The other 5% represents the social housing and other rented properties.
Our Council Tax precept is one of the highest in the county simply because we spend a lot of money on the environment/open spaces.
We have a 2.3m£ Community Centre as well as numerous play areas, picnic areas two new dog runs, and a small country park.
We have a second to none bus service that not only connects us to the towns but an express service that connects us to the rest of the county.
We have very little industry as the majority of the workers commute out to other parts of the county as well as into London.
All of my children and grandchildren love the town and apart from the odd bits of anti social activity which is stopped as soon as it starts via our two PCSO's.