Shocking Oxfam report on N.I.

saverbuyer

motorguy wrote: »

I dont think the benefits system is designed to fund a fabulous lifestyle?

I didn't say it was.

In fact for a single person under 35 it would be pretty awful.

guiriman

I guess if there's one thing I can take from this it's that Oxfam are not using the money they receive in a way that actually benefits those in need. I am not (and have never been) in what I (and apparently the UN) would call poverty. There is little point in me giving money to Oxfam for them to spend compiling a report and lobbying the government to take more of my money and redistribute it to the "poor", I'd be better just giving it to them directly (which is what I thought I was doing when I gave money to Oxfam in the first place!). Having said that if I see something in a charity shop at a price I like I will buy it, and yes, I'll even Gift Aid it if you like.

Nada666

Let them eat potat... hmm, at current prices, can't even do that anymore.

warmhands.coldheart

Nada666 wrote: »

Let them eat potat... hmm, at current prices, can't even do that anymore.

Are you for real !!!!!!!!!! spuds are cheap as anything if you buy them from a local farmer in a 20kg bag...
Problem is, the supermarket/shop prices went up last year when there was a real shortage and big demand and now they are a reasonable price and there's a load of them...... guess what, they aint gone down the same amount..... no surprise there !!
Problem here is the supply chain..... too many middle men !!

motorguy

saverbuyer wrote: »

I didn't say it was.

In fact for a single person under 35 it would be pretty awful.

Might encourage them to get jobs then?

motorguy

warmhands.coldheart wrote: »

Are you for real !!!!!!!!!! spuds are cheap as anything if you buy them from a local farmer in a 20kg bag...
Problem is, the supermarket/shop prices went up last year when there was a real shortage and big demand and now they are a reasonable price and there's a load of them...... guess what, they aint gone down the same amount..... no surprise there !!
Problem here is the supply chain..... too many middle men !!

Another downside to large supermarkets

Cotta

What can a single unemployed person under 35 expect to receive?

I know they get £71 p/w and I think they're allowed to work up to 16 hours per weeek too?

saverbuyer

motorguy wrote: »

Might encourage them to get jobs then?

With 26,000 unemployed 18-24 year olds competing with 40,000 over 24, there clearly aren't jobs for everyone.

Employment for the 50+ is going up slightly while for younger people it's going down by a fair bit.

saverbuyer

Cotta wrote: »

What can a single unemployed person under 35 expect to receive?

I know they get £71 p/w and I think they're allowed to work up to 16 hours per weeek too?

It's £56.00 for under 25s and £71 for over 25s.

Then you can get shared room LHA. Depends on where you live but between £36 and £48 per week to pay for accommodation.

That's it.

motorguy

saverbuyer wrote: »

With 26,000 unemployed 18-24 year olds competing with 40,000 over 24, there clearly aren't jobs for everyone.

Employment for the 50+ is going up slightly while for younger people it's going down by a fair bit.

Agreed, however there are quite a few of those who either

(a) dont want to work
(b) see some jobs as beneath them