DLA is a benefit that can be claimed regardless of whether someone is working or not and not dependent on financial status. It's got nothing to do with not working, it's there as additional help to cover the costs for equipment and care related with being disabled. I can't see how they can...
I'm all in favour for a simple life. If the government knowing all my info saves me the hassle of filling out forms, then I'm all for it. People would get their entitlements without having to apply for them first. Sounds great to me. I read 1984 and thought that I would love to live in that kind...
I think and ID card would be great. I'd be able to close my purse properly and throw out all the bits of crap that I have to carry. I very much doubt all the official databases could be co-ordinated successfully though.
I wouldn't worry about the 'elderly'. When people reach retirement, many (not all, I don't want to offend all honest OAPs here) think it is their god given right (disabled or not) to have a blue badge enabling them to abandon their car on the nearest yellow line, regardless of how dangerous or...
Then how do you change gear?
Incidentally, I use my left ear only when there is no background noise. If it's a quiet room, I cannot use my right ear as it makes my tinnitus and clicking go really loud and drives me insane.
Sticky situation. Might be worth thinking about social fund help, like a crisis loan to get you through.
It's such a pain that you need one entitlement to set off the others in a sort of domino effect. I assume you're still paying for prescriptions at the moment? That's something you won't...
It's the extent to which he is truthful about actively seeking work. But, to be fair, loads of them fake it all up, and nobody in the office has the time or inclination to do anything about it.
Did you get to the bottom of whether or not you'd be better on JSA or IS in the end? Also, any news...
I assume that's a name drop... Guy Butters?
Maybe they put on a special effort when a 'celeb' or local footballing legend is in the house. For the average punter, it's poor, especially when busy.
If you can satisfy your own conscience with flicking through a few papers as 'actively seeking work' then obviously we have different moral viewpoints. The whole point of Jobseekers Allowance is in the name - to provide you with subsitence money whilst you actively look for work, not just to...
Reading this thread has made me feel sick. I work in Jobcentreplus, and some of the people coming through the doors are in such dire situations. If only they knew that someone like HB&B was claiming with no intention of looking for work and with the deluded belief that he can walk back into a...