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i'm on income support and, after the first twenty pounds, for every pound you earn comes a pound off your giro. so what jobs can i do that earn at most 20-25pounds a pop
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get a fucking job instead of trying to cheat the system.
amen.
People like you piss me off.
Pull your finger out of your arse and stop being so lazy.
*it was £5 on JSA anyway
This is out of order. You have no idea why he is on IS. IS is not JSA. IS is what people get when they're unfit to work but can't claim incapacity benefit.
If he's fit enough to contemplate four hours work then he's fit enough to be working.
IS is for those who are too unfit to work, not those who are too lazy to.
Oh fuck off Kermit, you haven't got a clue. There are plenty of conditions where someone could only work a few hours. Want a list?
I wouldn't expect him to work full time if he has one of those, but that's not what I said.
Yeah, but he's not asking for a job that will suit him in whatever difficulties he has in working - he's asking for a job which won't stop his benefit.
I agree with the majorites here, koe and co.
As he isn't, well, I don't.
I know you don't think Government money belongs to the taxpayers, but it does.
So? Why should he be worse off? I'm guessing you don't know anything about how the benefits system works - its a shitty mess to be frank and completely stacked against anyone who wants to go back to work.
My sister is a single mum and she cannot afford to get a full time job as on benefits they pay her rent and give her like £30 a week or whatever the fuck it is.
She couldn't earn enough in any job she could get to pay what she has now AND for childcare at the same time!
It's not cheating the fucking system anyway, that is the rules of the system, the system is saying if you want to try and make yourself an extra £20 because you have fuck all else then go for it.
Fucking idiots.
Cleaning jobs, I think dinner supervisor jobs (schools etc) come in quite low, maybe retail? mcdonalds?
To all the moaners:
Quit paying your tax if you don't like where it goes! It is incredible the way everyone on here teams up with their moralistic bullshit the moment there's a whiff of a benefit claimant! The immediate reaction from you lot is- 'how dare they?' and 'what a cheek' or worse 'scum bag/cheat', an attitude which I find revolting! Who wants to be in a situation where they either HAVE to be on benefits to survive or are better off 'surviving' on their benefits?
How much do/have you cost the tax payer? Do you know how much your higher education cost(s) the tax payer? Have you ever even thought about it? What makes you think that benefit recipients are any lazier than non to tell them to 'pull their finger out' etc? eh?
Grow up!
agreed. Also, makes no difference if your sister could be better off working- she has every right to not 'work' while she's looking after her kids...
There are some who genuienly can't work and there are some who just can't be bothered... Ans you can hardly 'quit' paying tax, can you?
There are some genuine needed causes but they can sometimes get mixed up in the stereotype of people who dont wont to work. I would be bored not working.
Plenty of people choose to live of benefits, because it means for most of the time they can sit about on their fat arses, watch sky and do fuck all. if they need a bit more cash, they'll do an odd-job for cash-in-hand. Don't be so unbelievably niave as to think that it doesn't happen.
These jobs are generally above the minimum wage and would probably add up prety quickly (judging from my own and friends experiences). I als doubt he'd only be able to do a few hours a week in a cleaning job - not sure about McDonalds - I'm on a basic 18 year olds wage and basic cleaning hours and I still get £40 + a week.
Working in a shop part time is bound to be the best option since you're far more likely to come across shifts that fit the limits (Saturday, weekend shifts)
And as to him cheating the benefits system - he's doing exactly the fucking opposite. Looking for a job that legally sits within the framework of Income Support (which isn't, as mentioned, automatically connected to JSA) is the right thing to do, where as most people would probably be looking for cash in hand work, which wouldn't be.
Good luck finding something that fits your situation, sorry many people here seem to prefer to judge you rather than ask what it actually is first.
These are often cash in hand as well, so you might not have to declare it.
(is it naughty to say that?
Probably is naughty to say that, tbh.