Benefits shake-up: warning for non-working claimants

Former_MSE_Guy

This is the discussion thread for the following MSE News Story:

"Tough welfare rules will strip the unemployed of handouts for up to three years if they refuse to work..."

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Benefits shake-up: warning for non-working claimants

DX2

About time.

Oldernotwiser

Always amazes me how any discussion threads on benefits have to be moved to DT, except for those started by MSE staff.

JimmyTheWig

Addressing the concerns of the disabled

I believe that this should read "Addressing the concerns of disabled people".

pwales_2

without right of appeal !
what about human error?
i got told i missed a wfi with pathways but i was there!!!!, the info was entered wrong on system!
can you imagine being sanctioned with no way to appeal and the person just saying "no" you didnt turn up!!!!!

AnxiousMum

Good job that there will be three strikes before you're out then. Alot more than some employees in work get from their bosses!

It shouldn't bother those who want to work, and want to get into employment - as they're not the ones who are going to be turning down job offers are they? Hopefully will get rid of the few who do see benefit handouts as a lifestyle instead of working at a starting wage that is better than JSA and working their way up the ladder as you do in the working world.

KimYeovil

'Non-wroking claimants'? A company goes into liquidation and you blame those being made redundant for the faults of the management and the economy. This site is so nasty at times.

AnxiousMum

KimYeovil wrote: »

'Non-wroking claimants'? A company goes into liquidation and you blame those being made redundant for the faults of the management and the economy. This site is so nasty at times.

Huh??? Whose blaming them for anything? So they're a 'non working claimant' if they are claiming and not working right? But who's blaming them for anything? All they have to do is get out there and work at finding a new job and accept something that comes up!

quantic

About time, but I doubt this will ever work. They always aim high and then water it down. I wonder if we will see a spike in DLA claimants once this is put into place (with DLA being exempt from changes).

KimYeovil

AnxiousMum wrote: »

Huh??? Whose blaming them for anything? So they're a 'non working claimant' if they are claiming and not working right? But who's blaming them for anything? All they have to do is get out there and work at finding a new job and accept something that comes up!

Never mind. It was a dumb play on a dumb typo on a dumb coincidence. It went over your head but fear not you have missed nothing of substance.

As you all were.

pwales_2

quantic wrote: »

About time, but I doubt this will ever work. They always aim high and then water it down. I wonder if we will see a spike in DLA claimants once this is put into place (with DLA being exempt from changes).

dla is not exempt from changes, every person on it of working age will have a full medical to filter out people who should not be on it.
so dla claimant numbers should drop