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I am SO sick of peoples attitude towards people who claim any type of benefit.
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<blockquote data-quote="captainpixie" data-source="post: 464101" data-attributes="member: 91752"><p>It certainly isn't around where i live. yes we're way out in the sticks but there is always seasonal work and allot of people do that. I worked as a cleaner, a kitchen assistant, I worked in Burger King and I worked hard as well as being in college, I was always hired every season and during the winter months I did odd jobs, dog walking, child sitting, anything I could to earn a living until i got ill. </p><p></p><p>THAT'S when i found out how hard it was to get any help and support. (it's not easy at all, it's a nightmare frankly)</p><p></p><p>If people you know are defrauding the system and are capable of work then why not speak up and say something? they're not helping people who REALLY need the support, there making it harder for people who genuinely need the help.</p><p></p><p>My brother has a curved spine, he worked in a pub four days a week washing dishes/being a kitchen assistant. he was in horrible pain when he got home from bending down over a sink for hours at a time (he's 6'4 so he isn't short), he was one step away from being put on morphine based pain killers and yet he still slogged it out, he lived in fear of having to claim because of the stigma attached to it, if your on benefit's your scum, your a scrounger. he is now forced to put up with people giving him grife for a 'bad back' he's gone for any and all job's but has had little success. he's not qualified to do office or shop work (he's Autistic and it can be an issue, be trys his best, he works aroun it for the most part but dealing with allot of people is really hard for him, he dosnt understand soical norms and it's lead to him being hurt), the JC can't help him into education to get him better qualifications because it would interfere with his job searching (he would LOVE to be an electrician or web based game designer, he's got the talent for it) but he's between a rock and a hard place. he's going in circles and is confused and scared. he's done some odd jobs here and there but they were just that, odd jobs. he has yet to find an employer who will take him on full time. he's tried to work in the supermarkets but they have cut back the buses in our area so he cant do evening jobs, which is all he was offered. he doesn't drive so cant do bar work, he doesn't even have a moped licence because he can't afford the test or insurance or moped which would help him job search wise because he'd be able to apply for more jobs (BTW if anyone from around the west somerset area is looking for someone to help with outdoor work or anything that dosnt involed alot of poeple handeling so to speak please get in contact with me. my brother's a good man and reliable, as long as he can work to the local bus time table)</p><p></p><p>my Mother is a HCA at my loca hospital. when she was younger she was on benefit's, as were a few people who lived on our street. most of them work now. </p><p></p><p>I think it depends on where you live but it's not average for everyone on benefits to not try for work.</p><p></p><p>I was spat on in the street by someone with a similar attitude. </p><p></p><p>Thats not ok, AT ALL! </p><p></p><p>If you know someone is frouding the system and your not willing to say anything then you are enabling them, thus helping the problem.</p><p></p><p>I'm sorry to be so blunt.</p><p></p><p>I see this allot, people being treated this way. because of some, the whole are being made to feel like scum and the government have helped to make people like myself, my family and friends easy targets for public hate and scorn. </p><p></p><p>If there was a magic cure to make me healthy, bring it on, i hate being the way i am, i want to work, i'm trying to get the education i need in order to get a decent job and i have a right to be treated as human and so do the friends I know on benefits and not a signal one of them dosnt try there damned hardest to get a PERMEANT job.</p><p></p><p>If you KNOW people are fording the system then say something. let the JC know or whoever you need to. if they know about these people they can stop them. the more they stop the better it would be for people who really do need the support.</p><p></p><p>You cant sit there siting off people you know living on benefits who dont need to and then comment on how many are frouding the system and that it's not rare where you live.</p><p></p><p>DO something about it. family or not. yeah it's hard but if you think there all scroungers and are capable of work then what's the problem? being kicked off benefits will force them into work right? will make them go out and look for a job because they will not longer be getting easy money from the tax payers.</p><p></p><p>If every person who stated 'i know there lying and are nothing but frauds' reported people like that then there'd be allot less scammers in the system.</p><p></p><p>but these people don't, they sit and tut and scowl yet very few of them actually DO something.</p><p></p><p>ummm, if this is too harsh please let me know, I dont intend it to be! but it's frustrating because I here 'there all just scroungers' so </p><p>often and it's only a 'few' who are genuine. that's not right at all.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="captainpixie, post: 464101, member: 91752"] It certainly isn't around where i live. yes we're way out in the sticks but there is always seasonal work and allot of people do that. I worked as a cleaner, a kitchen assistant, I worked in Burger King and I worked hard as well as being in college, I was always hired every season and during the winter months I did odd jobs, dog walking, child sitting, anything I could to earn a living until i got ill. THAT'S when i found out how hard it was to get any help and support. (it's not easy at all, it's a nightmare frankly) If people you know are defrauding the system and are capable of work then why not speak up and say something? they're not helping people who REALLY need the support, there making it harder for people who genuinely need the help. My brother has a curved spine, he worked in a pub four days a week washing dishes/being a kitchen assistant. he was in horrible pain when he got home from bending down over a sink for hours at a time (he's 6'4 so he isn't short), he was one step away from being put on morphine based pain killers and yet he still slogged it out, he lived in fear of having to claim because of the stigma attached to it, if your on benefit's your scum, your a scrounger. he is now forced to put up with people giving him grife for a 'bad back' he's gone for any and all job's but has had little success. he's not qualified to do office or shop work (he's Autistic and it can be an issue, be trys his best, he works aroun it for the most part but dealing with allot of people is really hard for him, he dosnt understand soical norms and it's lead to him being hurt), the JC can't help him into education to get him better qualifications because it would interfere with his job searching (he would LOVE to be an electrician or web based game designer, he's got the talent for it) but he's between a rock and a hard place. he's going in circles and is confused and scared. he's done some odd jobs here and there but they were just that, odd jobs. he has yet to find an employer who will take him on full time. he's tried to work in the supermarkets but they have cut back the buses in our area so he cant do evening jobs, which is all he was offered. he doesn't drive so cant do bar work, he doesn't even have a moped licence because he can't afford the test or insurance or moped which would help him job search wise because he'd be able to apply for more jobs (BTW if anyone from around the west somerset area is looking for someone to help with outdoor work or anything that dosnt involed alot of poeple handeling so to speak please get in contact with me. my brother's a good man and reliable, as long as he can work to the local bus time table) my Mother is a HCA at my loca hospital. when she was younger she was on benefit's, as were a few people who lived on our street. most of them work now. I think it depends on where you live but it's not average for everyone on benefits to not try for work. I was spat on in the street by someone with a similar attitude. Thats not ok, AT ALL! If you know someone is frouding the system and your not willing to say anything then you are enabling them, thus helping the problem. I'm sorry to be so blunt. I see this allot, people being treated this way. because of some, the whole are being made to feel like scum and the government have helped to make people like myself, my family and friends easy targets for public hate and scorn. If there was a magic cure to make me healthy, bring it on, i hate being the way i am, i want to work, i'm trying to get the education i need in order to get a decent job and i have a right to be treated as human and so do the friends I know on benefits and not a signal one of them dosnt try there damned hardest to get a PERMEANT job. If you KNOW people are fording the system then say something. let the JC know or whoever you need to. if they know about these people they can stop them. the more they stop the better it would be for people who really do need the support. You cant sit there siting off people you know living on benefits who dont need to and then comment on how many are frouding the system and that it's not rare where you live. DO something about it. family or not. yeah it's hard but if you think there all scroungers and are capable of work then what's the problem? being kicked off benefits will force them into work right? will make them go out and look for a job because they will not longer be getting easy money from the tax payers. If every person who stated 'i know there lying and are nothing but frauds' reported people like that then there'd be allot less scammers in the system. but these people don't, they sit and tut and scowl yet very few of them actually DO something. ummm, if this is too harsh please let me know, I dont intend it to be! but it's frustrating because I here 'there all just scroungers' so often and it's only a 'few' who are genuine. that's not right at all. [/QUOTE]
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