My daughter had very little help with her dyslexia until uni but at risk of me seeming like a grabber have you been given a computer the uni organised it all she had a printer aswell I think it was supplied by the council or education it all came a little late for her but if not ask about it as I know students have very little money and it can certainly help however as it was a few years ago the cut backs may have put a stop to it but its worth an ask
Did you live on Benefit Street Andy ?my own personal experience with benefits is everyone i have ever known to claim benefits...
my sister (always signed)
my brother in law (always signed)
her eldest daughter ( 1st kid at 16 second at 18 never worked, has a house etc etc)
my fishing partner (disability cant work but can sit with me for 4 days and nights on a damp lake living in a tent and lumping it all to and from the swim)
my wifes sister and husband (signing and working)
my mums step family (should be tv program made about the whole family...incredible, big tvs 2 holidays a year etc etc)
i grew up in a tower block on a housing estate and benefits were common and i never once knew 1 single person that deserved or needed what they got. im not saying there arent people that need help, if they need it they should get it but its not a god given right, if you get help you should remember that people like me that have worked their whole lives and scrimped and scraped to make ends meet pay for what is given out
ps: if i shouldnt name people because its traceable through my user name and they could get into trouble GOOD
oh and i vote conservative
nope, but it was similar lol and sometimes like an episode or jeremy kyle
just enrages me when people say it is rare, pffffft
i agree, i dont blame them, they would be nuts to work, for my brother in law to get a job he would work 12 hour days
If to receive jobseekers allowance the Gov't introduced some form of community/voluntary work we would all see a benefit and it would soon deter the fraudsters. It may appear harsh but for those that are genuine I don't think a few days a week helping out locally would hurt. It can also add to work experience or a CV.
ok......
firstly, not everyone thinks your scrounging, its insulting even to me to be labelled as this as i have never said this to you
neither did i suggest that everyone claiming benefits are scroungers
i just said i know of many many people that are and it isnt as rare as you think, the statistics about people that are defrauding the system are complete nonsense, all the people i know doing it (and ive only mentioned the people closest to me i know so many others, its common practise) arent considered to be defrauding or they would have their benefits stopped, they are statistically genuine.
i called the advertised phone number for my mums step family because it made me want to vomit how they would boast about what they do and we had a problem because i had a huge row with them, i told them i was going to grass on them for what they were doing and i did it, probly 5 years later, absolutely nothing has changed, no one every came around, i even told them there car registraion so they could watch them going to work each day, and nothing they still do it and still get away with it, so again please dont make assumptions, also every time i see my sister and her family which isnt often for obvious reasons there is usually a big row around my mums because i indeed use the word scum when telling them in the strongest possible way that what they are doing is wrong, this upsets my mum but i cant help myself so have taken to avoiding the situation, when my mum pops her cloggs they know we will not be in contact at all
they are playing a system that has been set up to make it possible for them to do it, i dont actually blame them, it should not be made easy, as i said i dont know how it could be done but the fact that the way things are it would make no sense to go to work all month and be financially worse off, they would be stupid not to exploit the system, this is the real world
i certainly am not scared to speak my mind especially to people that are taking my money off me
i employ someone with autism and someone with epilepsy, they managed to get a job, im sure they could have decided it was too hard and claim benefits genuinely,
i want to live in a world where no one goes hungry, no one lives on the streets and anyone who who needs support, gets it and im perfectly happy to pay it, i think in the so called civilised world there are people suffering through poverty when others have so much, tell me how to change it that would be fair? tell me how to distinguish between the genuine and the fraudsters, explain to me how you would deal with things differently rather than blaming the government for doing it wrong
its an impossible situation, if they dont make it harder it will get worse, yes people will suffer the reverse, thats very bad, you know your genuine but how do i? how does the system know your genuine?
but please dont tell me that its rare
i cant believe i involved myself in this thread, i tried hard to keep my size 11s out someone kick me
I'm not really sure where this thread is going but I don't have any issue with someone who is claiming benefits. I do have issues with people who make it a career move. Jobs are not plentiful but there is work out there. There's no point posting on forums telling people how hard you used to work or your family because there's no need to justify it. I don't know you, your family or your circumstances. I stand by my statement that fraudulent claims are rife in the benefit system. I've worked there, trust me. It may only be the odd day's work "cash in hand" but it goes on. I am also well aware that for others it's a lifeline. I just don't see the point of discussing your personal situation on a forum. I hope you soon find suitable employment that you enjoy. Good luck ! Mo
this government is no worse than any other they are all as bad as each other and will continue to be.
Precisely
In the words of the song ..."meet the new boss the same as the old boss"
Politics is just a career nowadays. Its all about power rather than public service.
If I hear the phrases "hard working people" or "cost of living crisis" much more I think I'll throw up.
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