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No I pointed SE's comment was unreasonable in this context as pointed out they are both unpleasant I would just get popcorn. I you think correcting factual errors is support then you are again off the mark. -
And like a large number of our elected officials, no qualifications.“I have no job, I have no career, I am long-term unemployed,” said Elphicke.Comment
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In your sexist view you decided my comment was unreasonable.Originally posted by vetran View Post
No I pointed SE's comment was unreasonable in this context as pointed out they are both unpleasant I would just get popcorn. I you think correcting factual errors is support then you are again off the mark.
I pointed out to you if it was the other way round I would be slagging her off similarly.
Time and time again you make the mistake of presuming that everyone has the same life experiences as you.
"You’re just a bad memory who doesn’t know when to go away" JRComment
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Universal credit is hilarious. They decided we needed just £230 a month to pay all our bills, buy food, and save enough money so that when I went back to work I'd be able to afford to. Bearing in mind I had just come out of hospital after being in a coma for 24 days, and in hospital having my bowel removed, it was less than helpfull.
As for IPSE who have still not even responded to my request to see if I could claim. No idea why I'm paying for them if I'm honest... Only been 13 months I guess. Maybe they are short staffed.
I absolutely get the system, UC is brilliant if you are working the same system, if you are prepared to work it and claim for everything you believe you are entitled to, but if you have worked all your life and have the slightest bit of decency it's frankly hopeless.Last edited by Lost It; 25 November 2021, 13:22.Comment
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It SHOULD be better than lots of cottage industry benefits which is what it is replacing, the fact it is not is probably because the designers have never realised that benefits are actually needed to respond to life changes. People being paid weekly waiting 6 weeks to get any benefits is an obvious clanger.Originally posted by Lost It View PostUniversal credit is hilarious. They decided we needed just £230 a month to pay all our bills, buy food, and save enough money so that when I went back to work I'd be able to afford to. Bearing in mind I had just come out of hospital after being in a coma for 24 days, and in hospital having my bowel removed, it was less than helpfull.
As for IPSE who have still not even responded to my request to see if I could claim. No idea why I'm paying for them if I'm honest... Only been 13 months I guess. Maybe they are short staffed.
I absolutely get the system, UC is brilliant if you are working the same system, if you are prepared to work it and claim for everything you believe you are entitled to, but if you have worked all your life and have the slightest bit of decency it's frankly hopeless.
Needs managerial courage and intelligence.Comment
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