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MalteseFalcon · 02-10-2013, 18:14

But the Tories wouldn't need to be seen as the big bad wolf in all this had Labour not let the welfare state get so out of hand in their 13 years. Drug addicts and alcoholics should never be allowed to claim the benefits they do. What makes me laugh, is I see people claiming Incapacity or now ESA for illnesses which I have and I would get laughed out of my GP's surgery if I asked them to sign me off with those illnesses.

But Labour let the benefits culture grow, and now the Tories are looking bad because they want to cut the bill down by stopping those who don't deserve to claim benefits.

One story though, had my induction today for a work placement in B&M, manager told me someone else sent by the Jobcentre agreed to start, then called yesterday and said he had changed his mind and wouldn't be turning up for it. Even though it says you get sanctioned for at least 13 weeks, bet he gets away with a slap on the wrist and no sanctions at all. Me, I would have been hit with a 26 week sanction. Not fair.

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MalteseFalcon cf.mega poster Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Deepest pits of Hell Age: 41 Posts: 4,964	Re: The state benefits system mega-thread. Many merged. But the Tories wouldn't need to be seen as the big bad wolf in all this had Labour not let the welfare state get so out of hand in their 13 years. Drug addicts and alcoholics should never be allowed to claim the benefits they do. What makes me laugh, is I see people claiming Incapacity or now ESA for illnesses which I have and I would get laughed out of my GP's surgery if I asked them to sign me off with those illnesses. But Labour let the benefits culture grow, and now the Tories are looking bad because they want to cut the bill down by stopping those who don't deserve to claim benefits. One story though, had my induction today for a work placement in B&M, manager told me someone else sent by the Jobcentre agreed to start, then called yesterday and said he had changed his mind and wouldn't be turning up for it. Even though it says you get sanctioned for at least 13 weeks, bet he gets away with a slap on the wrist and no sanctions at all. Me, I would have been hit with a 26 week sanction. Not fair.