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squirrelchops wrote: »Apart form my ealier post I have avoided posting again on theis board, however have been given cause to all due to devils-vixen's responses.
Devils-vixen you don't seem to understand why some people have responded the way they have to the OP.
The issue most of us had with the OP was their wanitng to CHOOSE to only work 20 hours per week then expect the benefit system to help them! The system is not there so we can pick and choose and then expect the goevernment to boost your income.
If the OP had showed some inclination to want to work rather than claim benefits so they can CHOOSE a cushy 'only doing a job I love' for 20 hours a week the original responses may have been different.
In an ideal world I am sure there are many people who have to work full time to put a roof over their heads but would rather stay at home and rear their children. However not an option. I am sure there are people who have to work away on contracts to pay the bills...in an ideal world they would get a job nearer home but isn't an option.
The OP casued issue as I said as the benefit system is not there to solely be used to fund people's lifestyle choices.
There are people out there who are full time students and then have to work 20 hours per week to fund themselves and have families to look after. Fair play to these people, I admire them. Not those who CHOOSE to only work 20 hours then act like Oliver Twist....
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Hi all
As the op hasn't come back with further information about why they can't work more than part-time, and the thread has gone extremely off topic and become personal I'm closing it.
The op is welcome to start a new thread with more details if they still feel they need assistance.
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