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Re: Get on a bus and find a job

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Originally Posted by Arthurgray50@blu (Post 35112960)

I think people are living in cooko land, When l was signing on, l was given several oppotunites to obtain a loan to get to job interviews, but to get the loan, l lost part of my benefit.

that is a loan that has to be paid back.
if you got the job you still have to pay it back which seems fair to me.
you can get a clothing allowance to attend an interview.
http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2...es-shop-spree/
and Travel to interview expenses

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Originally Posted by v0id (Post 35112973)

Afte 6 months (plus in some cases) of unemployment it's a Â£100, it should be paid automatically within ~3 days of signing off as a 'bonus' for finding a job that will last for 3 months.

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Job Grant

If you find a job but cannot afford to pay one-off costs, such as new clothes or transport, you may be eligible for a Job Grant. It's a tax-free payment that won't affect other benefits or tax credits you're entitled to.
You must have been claiming benefits (for example, JSA or Income Support) for at least 26 weeks in order to qualify. Job Grant is set at Â£100 for single people or couples without children and Â£250 for single parents and couples with children.
You have to work at least 16 hours a week in your new job, although you can also get Job Grant if your partner works 24 hours a week and your benefits stops as a result and the work must be expected to last for at least five weeks.
You should automatically receive Job Grant, but you must tell your JobCentre Plus that you're about to start a new job.

and working tax credits if you have kids.
and if you are 50+

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You're 50 or over - extra Working Tax Credit payments

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/MoneyTax...sics/DG_172852
Who can get the extra payments?

To qualify for the 50-plus element you must be:

starting work straight after coming off certain benefits
aged 50 or over on the day you start work
working for at least 16 hours a week or more

You must have been on benefits for at least six months. If you were on and off benefits for short periods, you may still get the 50-plus element if:

the gap between each period was no more than 12 weeks
the total time you were on certain benefits adds up to at least six months

Re: Get on a bus and find a job

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Originally Posted by Gary L (Post 35112785)

Â£200 a week was a good wage 10 years ago for many. cigarettes were probably Â£2 for 20 then.

did you have any commitments, or were you living with parents at the time?

They were still about Â£5 for 20 10 yrs ago.

Re: Get on a bus and find a job

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Originally Posted by Arthurgray50@blu (Post 35112767)

Lets make my point a little clearer, I live in Hounslow, if l was offered a job in say Putney, l would have to consider several things, whats the job worth, what the travelling expenses, what time l would have to start.

Then you look at what benefit you get, and if you get the job, the financial strain you will have to face, you don't get working credit until you have been at a job SIX WEEKS, You have to look at all angles, l was told that l couldn't cliam any expenses as l was not on a benefit that allowed me to claim, l was on JSA, l was only given an expense claim when l showed a letter saying l had got the job, and the expense was for one week only.

It is very well the government telling us to get on our bikes to look for work, but would you get out of bed for Â£13.000 per year.

I would :waving: But then I'm on that at the moment, though it isn't full time (27.5 hours a week).
All boils down to travelling costs etc in the end. My office is 1.5 miles away so walking distance if I wanted and my routes are between 5 meters (the route that delivers to my house) and 7 miles away. The further away routes are still walking distance though a little bit of a pain because its all very hilly and I walk for a living so a walk to and from work isn't exactly desirable, especially if its up to 8.5 miles per day on top of the 6 - 8 miles that I walk in work time but I would do it If I had to and did do it last year when we had the ice because I wasn't brave enough to use the car.
Luckily for me my work can support me enough to have a car ( though only just) so its not a big problem for me. Though I live in the real world and I know that though its not a problem for me in my situation that it might be a problem for others in different situations.

Re: Get on a bus and find a job

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Originally Posted by Arthurgray50@blu (Post 35112767)

It is very well the government telling us to get on our bikes to look for work, but would you get out of bed for Â£13.000 per year.

Having been unemployed for over a year Arthur, and desperately desiring to do something useful for my family and for society, yes, frankly, I damn well would get out of bed for a lot less than Â£13,000 a year. In fact, I am currently getting out of bed for somewhat less than Â£6,000 a year.

We have started two businesses of our own this summer. I am working as a freelance writer, which is my main skill, and we as a couple are also running B&B from our home. The writing is proving difficult to get going, but thankfully, due to our beautiful tourist location, the B&B is doing well. It is, however, just one bedroom, max. two people at a time, so it's never going to pay all the bills by itself.

I was up first thing this morning cooking breakfasts, having been up late last night making sure the kitchen was all set. Once the guests were happy and on the road, I turned to my desk and started thinking again about how to make the rest of my business earn me a wage. Because it's not going to happen if I'm too butt-lazy to get up in the morning.

Incidentally, I found HMRC very accommodating and prepared to add working tax credits to my account with them without any quibbles, and without my having to wait six weeks (where did you get that figure from, by the way?). They also accepted the financial projections from my adviser at Business Gateway and were happy to pay at the appropriate rate on that basis.

At the moment, getting out of bed in the morning is for me an exercise in faith and in determination. It is not something I feel I have the luxury of deciding to do or not to do.

Re: Get on a bus and find a job

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Originally Posted by Chris (Post 35113846)

snippetty snip snip....

At the moment, getting out of bed in the morning is for me an exercise in faith and in determination. It is not something I feel I have the luxury of deciding to do or not to do.

:clap::clap::clap:

Re: Get on a bus and find a job

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Originally Posted by Hugh (Post 35113850)

:clap::clap::clap:

Indeed, excellent post.

Re: Get on a bus and find a job

Let me see, would I go to work for Â£13k a year - yup indeedy.

Would I travel by bus to get there, too right. I used to cycle to work and back so - while I can't do that any more I would indeed take the bus instead.

I know I don't pay bus fare so my opinion may not be valid but I don't mind if I have to travel to work is all i'm saying.