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Edinburghlass_2

Anthillmob wrote:

here here. ive said that on DT. it didnt go down too well. why should our taxes go towards someones night on the lash? i dont care shes paying it back (at a paltry amount each week).

IMHO social fund payments are for essentials and not for p*ssing up the wall in nightclubs and buying yourself clothes. get your kids clothes by all means.

i had a SF payment years ago when i first moved here as i was on IB. i had to fight to get that money. £500 to decorate (this place was a sh*thole) and carpet throughout as the council had completely gutted it. i didnt spend one penny on a night out or clothes.

I didn't go down well because now you are misrepresenting the programme. The girl went out for a couple of nights, one of which was her friends 21st birthday, it was hardly spending all the loan on nights on the lash. Personally I thought it was very poignant watching the two girls painting the rooms and especially at Christmas when they had no-one to share the joy of the little lads joy at his presents.

Reading these threads makes me wonder which programme some users have watched

black-saturn

westernpromise wrote:

She is in on the dole and quite happy.

I am not on the dole or on any benefits and I will report you to abuse if you carry on telling everyone I am.

Anthillmob

astonsmummy wrote:

Not everyone gets DLA, when i was on IS i got around £125pw
so £500 4 weekly (for one child)

i know that. im waiting for my dla to be reviewed.

black-saturn

viktory wrote:

Do you actually read any posts? Seems to me you simply pick the ones that you can actually respond to and ignore the others.

If you had read my posts earlier you would seen that the above is not the case.

Can you please point out then where in your posts you said your life picked up BEFORE your OH came along?

black-saturn

viktory wrote:

Yeah, it's called scrounging off the taxpayer.

Once again.

black-saturn

sammyy wrote:

I'm a little confused too Glad.If someone can buy and pay off an entire mortgage in 5 years(would someone on benefits even get a mortgage?) then life on benefits can't be all bad.And how can someone proclaim to be a single parent when they have a fiancé and are saving towards a wedding?I would have thought that would be classed as being part of a couple Maybe I need to buy a new dictionary.

To all the truly struggling single parents on the board I take my hat off to you.It is not a position that I would like to find myself in.Aside from the money angle just having no-one to share the load with must be hard going.

1. I am not on benefits. How many times do I have to say this?

2. My fiancee lives 120 miles away. I only see him now and again and we do not live together. He contributes no money to my household and I contribute none to his. We are getting married in 2 years time, not in the next few weeks.

Anthillmob

Edinburghlass wrote:

I didn't go down well because now you are misrepresenting the programme. The girl went out for a couple of nights, one of which was her friends 21st birthday, it was hardly spending all the loan on nights on the lash. Personally I thought it was very poignant watching the two girls painting the rooms and especially at Christmas when they had no-one to share the joy of the little lads joy at his presents.

Reading these threads makes me wonder which programme some users have watched

i never said she spent the whole loan on nights out. i just dont agree with anyone spending a social fund payment or part of on a night out. i dont care if she deserved a night out. she spent money that the gpvernment put aside for emergencies and the like.

maybe the government could have a sepearte pool of money called night life & fags fund.

im not having a pop at people on benefits. unfortunately SOME bad apples receivce stuff they shouldnt. ive been on benefits before.

fair play to the girl for getting herself a job at the end.

someone back there (sorry cant remember your name) said they receive ccc as well as is. can i ask why you receive ccc if you are not working?

astonsmummy

Anthillmob wrote:

i know that. im waiting for my dla to be reviewed.

astonsmummy

wat is ccc?

krisskross

black-saturn wrote:

1. I am not on benefits. How many times do I have to say this?

2. My fiancee lives 120 miles away. I only see him now and again and we do not live together. He contributes no money to my household and I contribute none to his. We are getting married in 2 years time, not in the next few weeks.

Black Saturn you are the author of your own downfall. All of us regulars know that were were very definitely on benefits until a few months ago. In this thread you have said that you intend going back on benefits if you do not earn more in the next couple of months. Personally I take everything you say with about a ton of salt.