Letter:Immoral benefit

Sir: As an upper- but not top-income-bracket single parent, I had my children's allowance paid directly into a building society account, from which I paid for my daughter's (private) school ski trip ("Labour drops over-16 benefit", 21 September).

Surely I am not alone in thinking that this is not a moral use of VAT paid by pensioners on their fuel bills.

GEOFFREY M SAUNDERS

Dorking

Surrey