Would you be better of on benefits?

Guest101

curty510 wrote: »

I already have private cover through my job, but still have to fund the NHS though national insurance contributions. Best healthcare system, in who's opinion, not mine by a mile.

Actually you pay taxes, those taxes are then allocated accordingly. If you don't like the way it's spent - feel free to petition your MP (who I'm sure will totally agree and commit political suicide by calling for the closure of all NHS services)


Your opinion is duly noted (would help to know your profession to give it proper weighting), I'll make sure to consider it when I consider reports from health professionals worldwide.

Guest101

curty510 wrote: »

Bogalot wrote: »

Maybe you need to mix in different circles?

my career puts me in these circles.....

What is your career?


(I have my suspicions that you're 'over egging the pudding')

Bogalot

curty510 wrote: »

my career puts me in these circles.....

Then get a new one, or help these people change their ways.

I can only hope you're not in any kind of advice or support role, as you would not be calling clients scroungers that make your blood boil, would you?

curty510

Bogalot wrote: »

Then get a new one, or help these people change their ways.

I can only hope you're not in any kind of advice or support role, as you would not be calling clients scroungers that make your blood boil, would you?

certainly not in an advice or support role. And as for using the term 'scroungers', would you not say that is apt for someone who falsely claims or chooses a life on benefits when they are fully able to seek employment? Must of touched a nerve i suppose

Bogalot

curty510 wrote: »

Was chatting to a mate last night at golf and he has a problem that needs some advice as he doesn't have Internet. He receives DLA but has been informed he will have to go onto PIP and needs to see a doctor. He was told he was going to get DLA indefinitely and is now worried as he has been a little liberal with the truth about his back pain.

Is this normal to see a doctor to move over to pip? Or is he under suspicion? And how come he isn't moving straight over as he got DLA indefinitely?

Also his wife claims a caring allowance for him, will that be safe?

He is out of work officially and claims some sort of benefit for it(not sure which one), but works cash in hand at a local golf course. He thinks someone from their has grassed him up. I told him that he will be ok as I read on here that it's normal to move over from DLA as it's being replaced

curty510 wrote: »

Thanks for that, I will reassure him that it is normal then. I don't think he is restricted much in movement, he is one of the groundskeepers at my local club, but i presume it'sa different story at the doctors ��. His wife doesn't claim she is disabled, she get the money to look after him

Makes for interesting reading. curty seems quite happy for his mates at the golf club to be claiming fraudulently.

Bogalot

curty510 wrote: »

certainly not in an advice or support role. And as for using the term 'scroungers', would you not say that is apt for someone who falsely claims or chooses a life on benefits when they are fully able to seek employment? Must of touched a nerve i suppose

* must have touched a nerve

No, not at all, it's you that apparently surrounds yourself with benefit cheats

SailorSam

I was on Jsa (about £70) for a couple of years, the last year i was on the work programme who were putting a lot of pressure on me to take some pretty poor jobs. Over the last few months i said to the girl...... is it worth it ? I'm due to get Pension Credit so i'll not be there long (the WP get a big commission to get me into work). When i started to get PC it's more than double what my Jsa was.
I think i would have been more eager to accept any job rather than be unemployed if i'd been younger.

curty510

Bogalot wrote: »

* must have touched a nerve

No, not at all, it's you that apparently surrounds yourself with benefit cheats

ooops! sorry, grammar police, normally appear when they have no valid point

Guest101

Bogalot wrote: »

* must have touched a nerve

No, not at all, it's you that apparently surrounds yourself with benefit cheats

At least we can exclude any career which requires formal education from Curty's list.

Guest101

curty510 wrote: »

ooops! sorry, grammar police, normally appear when they have no valid point

Seems fairly valid when discussing a person's ability to gain employment.


That kind of mistake on your CV would cost you an interview