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Originally Posted by Gary L
I know someone who works.
they get:
Tax Credit Benefit
Child Benefit
and Housing Benefit of around £550 pm
I know someone that doesn't work, and they get a total of around £70 benefit.
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And I bet they moan at the people who ain't in work, calling them spongers and dossers etc.
Because it's all now a mess (that program didn't help any cause), the ignorance surround benefits is astounding.
I can not work (just by saying that I'm sure some would disagree and say that I could do something as I'm at a PC typing so therefore could be put to some use and get off benefits). But anyway, I can not work, my wife works as carers allowance and other benefits just won't be enough to live on, and that the fear of losing certain benefits could mean we can lose everything in the process.
So people think because I don't work that my wife and I are claiming everything under the sun. Well all I claim for is ESA (support group) and DLA and that's it. We pay full rent, C Tax, dental, everything basically. We do not qualify for anything else because my wife works and gets just above minimum wage.
Or my brother who has worked all his life, he's been made redundant, his wife works, on just above min wage, he was put on JSA, even after going for everything he's not been able to gain employment so now after 6 months he get NOTHING. So he has a mortgage etc with just one low wage coming in. So where's the help there? It's all wrong.
So those that oppose welfare are taking their anger out on the wrong people in my opinion. But causing more damage in the process.
I can assure you that my benefits help, they give us a chance to live. But even if I won the lottery, I wouldn't be able to enjoy it.