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Benefits changes from next year
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Why on earth should young single people expect to be allocated social housing?
What would stop someone from moving into a house share in Cardiff an increase their chance of getting a job, even if it did mean saving for a while to get a deposit?
In addition, I don't agree that employers will necessarily choose someone living in the city over someone who commutes - most employers want to offer a job to the best candidate.
Absolutely, and coupled with the plethora of highly paid jobs available nationwide to all and sundry, I can't see any reason to complain:rotfl:0 -
Perhaps the way to go is job sharing. There is a lack of proper full time jobs in the UK. Because we are now in the "Big Society" this option seems to be a fair option and will reduce the UK's unemployment figurers, unfortunately there will be a reduction in wages for some. This is the same situation for the people on benefits who have been informed to take a cut in their benefits.0
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Why on earth should young single people expect to be allocated social housing?
What would stop someone from moving into a house share in Cardiff an increase their chance of getting a job, even if it did mean saving for a while to get a deposit?
In addition, I don't agree that employers will necessarily choose someone living in the city over someone who commutes - most employers want to offer a job to the best candidate.
I know that's the theory of it, but the reality can be a bit different. Firstly local employers feel an obligation to take their own city's people, especially where the work needs fairly generic, widely available (or relatively easily acquired) skills. Plus, getting from somewhere like Merthyr to Cardiff, where the work is, depends on intercity transport. You have to book it in advance to get decent priced fares. And you can't always depend on getting a seat. Some buses are full three weeks in advance.
Yes, some people will save up and move to Cardiff, but that kind of thing would work a lot better if Britain followed the Scandanavian countries practices, of not just insisting people relocate for work, but also actually relocating the person to the place where there is work and getting them somewhere suitable to live. Maybe that is too "nanny state" for Britain, but it's also money well spent.0
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