Post by Mr Stabby on Nov 11, 2023 21:21:48 GMT
Nov 11, 2023 18:14:00 GMT Jim said:
Supporting people on the 'poverty line' with extra benefits is not always the thing to do. Someone somewhere has to draw the line, and when it is drawn at a level that penalises people on low incomes who do not qualify, yet pay some tax that leaves very much behind those who fall below the line, yet exceed the level by a considerable amount after taking in tax credits, pension credits, rent allowance and council tax exemption. There is a veritable industry paid for by government helping claimants to squeeze every possible penny out of a disorganised welfare system.
I find it difficult to support food banks when one sees the individuals get out of their cars and spend 5 mins finishing their cigarettes before entering.
And again, if there is so much poverty in this country, why are so many people willing to risk life and limb to get here?
New analysis by Policy in Practice finds that the total amount of unclaimed income-related benefits and social tariffs is now £18.7 billion a year.1 May 2023
When I lived in Kent, my then employer once made the huge mistake of advertising for an HGV driver in the Job Centre. Massive error. For the next week he was inundated with job applications from benefit claimants who didn't even have an HGV licence. Quite early on it was explained to him that a benefit claimant has to apply for x number of jobs every week or be sanctioned. It's basically just bollocks, isn't it?