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Countdown to Unemployment thread • Page 4
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CosmicFuzz 32,632 posts
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StarchildHypocrethes 33,974 posts
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Registered 17 years agoblizeH wrote:
£45, or whatever the exact figure is, is all that you get for Job Seekers Allowance. Rents payments etc are all different parts that need to be arranged independently to that.
Amazing that some people only get £45 a week, yet my mate managed to get the full amount of rent paid for on his house for 9 months, plus all of his credit card debts cancelled, plus that amount (and a bit extra towards household bills) when he lost his job that he'd had for a fortnight (and then quit) -
MrSensible 26,517 posts
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Registered 16 years agoblizeH wrote:
Amazing that some people only get £45 a week, yet my mate managed to get the full amount of rent paid for on his house for 9 months, plus all of his credit card debts cancelled, plus that amount (and a bit extra towards household bills) when he lost his job that he'd had for a fortnight (and then quit)
That has to be bollocks. They won't even give you dole for 13 weeks or so if you quit your job.
£45 a week is the standard here, I don't know if it's different elsewhere (it will be in London, obviously). They're complete bastards about giving you housing benefit though. We're having to cook up a scam in order to get a penny out of them.
They also try not to give you the proper amount of dole money as well. They often under-pay my girlfriend then claim they've given her the full amount until she goes in with proof. -
skuzzbag 5,950 posts
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Registered 17 years agoI was on income support 1991 to 1993 and it was £65 every two weeks. So it's only gone up £25 quid in 15 years? Wasn't dole 90 quid 15 years ago too?
I can't sign on at the moment because my wife earns too much. Although I am working for myself but that only makes pocket money as I'm too lazy to promote my business properly. -
DaM 17,729 posts
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Registered 20 years agoI'm sure I used to get almost £50 a week, and that was 10 years ago....
But definitely do it for the NI stamps if nothing else. I got shafted for this reason last time I tried to sign on, I had a few weeks of stamps missing, which meant I got bugger all even thought I had been working full time for 2 years. It was so demoralising being told this, in front of all the shell suited knuckle dragging neds, strolling in to sign on, probably never worked a day in their lives.
I went down the "start your own business" route, which I recommend! -
DaM 17,729 posts
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Registered 20 years agoskuzzbag wrote:
I can't sign on at the moment because my wife earns too much. Although I am working for myself but that only makes pocket money as I'm too lazy to promote my business properly.
You need some promotional products, eg lanyards. Guaranteed to quadruple the profits of any business.
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MrSensible 26,517 posts
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Registered 16 years agoI object to the fact that since my girlfriend lives with me they say we are essentially married and I have an obligation to provide for her. This means they won't give her any housing benefit now that she's lost her job (damn you Zavvi!).
Now don't get me wrong, I provide all the money I can, but it's not exactly easy to support two people on £7 an hour and what little dole money they will give her. I don't see how they can justify giving us fuck all. She's having to move back in with her parents if she doesn't have a job by next month. -
twelveways 7,131 posts
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Registered 15 years agoOne of my workmates has just quit so there is a position of teacher available in Wuhan, China, starting asap if anyone is interested.... must be good with kids, pederasts considered but not preferred.
no experience or quals necessary but must be able to relocate to China.gif)
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DaM 17,729 posts
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Registered 20 years agothefilthandthefury wrote:
I object to the fact that since my girlfriend lives with me they say we are essentially married and I have an obligation to provide for her. This means they won't give her any housing benefit now that she's lost her job (damn you Zavvi!).
Now don't get me wrong, I provide all the money I can, but it's not exactly easy to support two people on £7 an hour and what little dole money they will give her. I don't see how they can justify giving us fuck all. She's having to move back in with her parents if she doesn't have a job by next month.
"Dump" her, move her into the cupboard in the hall, and charge her rent.
It is ridiculous. The people scamming the system seem to get around these rules but they get stuck to religiously for people not abusing the system, to their detriment. It's not like you are earning a bomb. Bet you blow a lot of it on imported American bacon though. -
MrSensible 26,517 posts
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Registered 16 years agoWell, we're speaking to them next week as they didn't keep a log of us requesting it last time - we're just going to lie and say we're flat mates (not a couple) and that I sleep on the inflatable bed. The fact I have to lie is the worst part in all this.
But yes my £300 a week yankie bacon habit might have something to do with it. -
CosmicFuzz 32,632 posts
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Registered 15 years agothefilthandthefury wrote:
I object to the fact that since my girlfriend lives with me they say we are essentially married and I have an obligation to provide for her. This means they won't give her any housing benefit now that she's lost her job (damn you Zavvi!).
Now don't get me wrong, I provide all the money I can, but it's not exactly easy to support two people on £7 an hour and what little dole money they will give her. I don't see how they can justify giving us fuck all. She's having to move back in with her parents if she doesn't have a job by next month.
Shit that's awful
What a crappy system we have, how they expect people to live I'll never know. Hope things work out ok! -
MrSensible 26,517 posts
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Registered 16 years agoCosmicFuzz wrote:
thefilthandthefury wrote:
I object to the fact that since my girlfriend lives with me they say we are essentially married and I have an obligation to provide for her. This means they won't give her any housing benefit now that she's lost her job (damn you Zavvi!).
Now don't get me wrong, I provide all the money I can, but it's not exactly easy to support two people on £7 an hour and what little dole money they will give her. I don't see how they can justify giving us fuck all. She's having to move back in with her parents if she doesn't have a job by next month.
Shit that's awful What a crappy system we have, how they expect people to live I'll never know. Hope things work out ok!
Thanks! It is ridiculous isn't it? I mean we genuinely need some help and she's genuinely looking for a job but they don't seem bothered about any of that.
She'll have to move out unless the trick I just mentioned a second ago works. Oh well, she'd only be moving ten minutes away and they'd have to give me housing benefit if I was on my own - I mean I'd be paying double the rent I am now, basically, which is impossible on my wages (which of course I won't have when my job ends next month).
I'll get the bastards yet! -
DaM 17,729 posts
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Registered 20 years agoThey might come round to check if they think you are lying, so I would start wearing her clothes around town so you can explain those away if they burst in unannounced. Never fails. -
CosmicFuzz 32,632 posts
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Registered 15 years agoSounds to me like they're the ones scamming US! Tight bastards! -
MrSensible 26,517 posts
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Registered 16 years agoDaM wrote:
They might come round to check if they think you are lying, so I would start wearing her clothes around town so you can explain those away if they burst in unannounced. Never fails.
Well if we pretend to just be flat mates it simply requires me to leave the blow up bed in the corner of the living room. Sorted! -
skuzzbag 5,950 posts
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Registered 17 years agoDaM wrote:
skuzzbag wrote:
I can't sign on at the moment because my wife earns too much. Although I am working for myself but that only makes pocket money as I'm too lazy to promote my business properly.
You need some promotional products, eg lanyards. Guaranteed to quadruple the profits of any business.
Well mine at least.
Well to be honest I know exactly what I need to do to get business. It's work my way around other businesses walking in and handing out flyers, business cards and asking to see someone appropriate to discuss how I can help them. However, the wife has decided we are to move house so it's largly pointless building up a proper client list. -
guts 1,692 posts
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Registered 14 years agoWhat do you do scuzzbag?
We have had all overtime cut, and get time off in lieu of sat mornings work. Not so bad as I can now pick my daughter up from school once a week and take her to dancing which my parents used to do. missus is hopefully safe working for NHS but you never know. -
skuzzbag 5,950 posts
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Registered 17 years agoI worked in IT for 10 years so it seemed at the time logical to continue in this field. However, I really can't be arsed as I'm just not interested in it anymore.
Depends what she does in the NHS to be honest. My wife is a mental health doctor and she's not safe as everything is contracted now. So possibly her nhs department could lose the contract and it would be given to the equivalent nhs department in the next county.
Bearing in mind she doesn't work for a private firm on contract she is actually employes by the nhs. If this ever happened the patients would be expected to travel 70 miles to get to the surgery in the next county for treatment. -
DaM 17,729 posts
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Registered 20 years agoBill Door wrote:
Damn, I've been told my jobs on the line if I can't source 10,000 lanyards within the week
Well......
/sells franchise to skuzzbag
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DaM 17,729 posts
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Registered 20 years agoHave you not thought of making money from a website sb, either selling stuff or affiliate linking? IT skills required, but more interesting than doing stuff for other people. Some advice I got years ago and regret ignoring at the time, was to build websites for yourself that will make you money, rather than make money building them for other people. -
guts 1,692 posts
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Registered 14 years agoDepends what she does in the NHS to be honest.
She was in recruitment, but she transferred to the Knowledge information centre (medical library). Recruitment was slimmed down a bit and she wanted a move anyway, due to a bit of personal friction with a couple of people there. -
looks like I might be loosing my Job soon, I'd say it was 50/50 at the moment.. Im not that bothered tbh its a really shit job that I hate working and If I got the sack I think it would motivate me to find somthing better or work for myself. -
Khanivor 44,800 posts
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Registered 20 years agothefilthandthefury wrote:
I object to the fact that since my girlfriend lives with me they say we are essentially married and I have an obligation to provide for her. This means they won't give her any housing benefit now that she's lost her job (damn you Zavvi!).
Never say you're in a relationship with people you live with when claiming benefits!
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skuzzbag 5,950 posts
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Registered 17 years agoI think building a website for yourself that makes you money is easier said than done or everyone would be doing it. Coding isn't a problem but having the ideas certainly is! -
Ged42 7,985 posts
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Registered 14 years agoWaves from Unemploymentland...
Join us! -
Venkman90 4,430 posts
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Registered 17 years ago/doffs cap from self employed land
No! Join us -
CosmicFuzz 32,632 posts
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Registered 15 years agoRolls over and sleeps in Student Land
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Khanivor wrote:
thefilthandthefury wrote:
I object to the fact that since my girlfriend lives with me they say we are essentially married and I have an obligation to provide for her. This means they won't give her any housing benefit now that she's lost her job (damn you Zavvi!).
Never say you're in a relationship with people you live with when claiming benefits!
And you like American bacon? Are you insane?
Well I know that now! Never had to claim benefits before so I had no idea they were such complete and utter arseholes. There was me thinking they'd be helpful!
And yeah I've been slated for the bacon for the past two weeks!
/gorges
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What a crappy system we have, how they expect people to live I'll never know. Hope things work out ok! 
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