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Old 30-11-2009, 22:26   #32
AHN-David
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Re: £1600 pw housing benefit!

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Originally Posted by Gary L View Post
Someone on JSA would get whatever JSA is £60 a week?
plus the rent and tax paid, which comes to £155 a week. you are actually better off not working you're £20 a week better off already. before you save even more on not having to pay travel costs.
Thats my point for leaving my job after a week. DWP don't understand that I was putting my self in hardship by still working.

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Go and work for Aldi or Tesco, the hourly rate here in Cambridge is about £7.50 p/h for stacking shelves in Aldi in Histon Road.
I wish it was that simple now. Because of all the recession issue people like asda etc who used to pay a general wage for all staff have dipped down to min wage for people under 21.
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