Reply to: "Unemployed" between projects?

[masonryan]

But then if you're so minted you can't be arsed and don't want the £70 a week then thats different. Personally, the way I look at is thats £300 of my savings being eaten up every month when it doesnt need to be.

Exactly. If I had less than £16k in savings I would get a few hundred quid more benefits too.

[masonryan]

To show clients that you are able to get out of bed every day and know how to work more than 30 minutes a day while you fill in forms?

(Oh, and I'm with Andy H, btw...)

If you've got a CV with 10+ years of contracting experience then why would they require further proof that you can get out of bed?

[psychocandy]

That would bring in £400 and you don't get your £300 dole. So you'd be slaving for £100, working for less than min wage in effect. Why?

Got to be fair masonryan has a point. 20 mins per fortnight for £300 or 10 hours per week for £400. hmmm.

Dont go with this pride thing. Its just nuts. There are millions out there who have never worked, and never intend to, but they're happy claiming benefits. Why should anyone feel guilty or too proud because they're claiming something that they've more than contributed to is beyond me.

But then if you're so minted you can't be arsed and don't want the £70 a week then thats different. Personally, the way I look at is thats £300 of my savings being eaten up every month when it doesnt need to be.

[northernladuk]

You are a far braver man than me.....

Especially considering the news I know and you don't

Oh dear. Open mouth put foot in moment?

Like the way you quoted it so I can't delete it now

[eek]

Ohh Congratulations!!!! Don't forget to change your facebook page to 'In relationship'

You are a far braver man than me.....

Especially considering the news I know and you don't

[northernladuk]

To show clients that you are able to get out of bed every day and know how to work more than 30 minutes a day while you fill in forms?

(Oh, and I'm with Andy H, btw...)

Ohh Congratulations!!!! Don't forget to change your facebook page to 'In relationship'

[cojak]

That would bring in £400 and you don't get your £300 dole. So you'd be slaving for £100, working for less than min wage in effect. Why?

To show clients that you are able to get out of bed every day and know how to work more than 30 minutes a day while you fill in forms?

(Oh, and I'm with Andy H, btw...)

[masonryan]

I don't intend on being out of work for a month and if I was I certainly would not be wasting it at a job center. Everything has a value to people in life and this isn't value to me. You could get £100 a week working behind a bar or other similar role while I didn't have a gig but wouldn't do that either

That would bring in £400 and you don't get your £300 dole. So you'd be slaving for £100, working for less than min wage in effect. Why?

[northernladuk]

Thanks NLUK for feeding the troll. Had a really long day and this guy is cracking me up.

This is a good one! We have been a bit short really. All we have had is the one post 'Client declared love for me and then binned me' which we can't even agree what it meant. Something to get our teeth in to now.

At last this is one that I could actually believe is someone being this dim so happy to have a play just in case. We have had worse opinions/posts from non trolls in the past. You never know, we might actually be helping some misguided individual here

[Andy Hallett]

Thanks NLUK for feeding the troll. Had a really long day and this guy is cracking me up.

[northernladuk]

Then you're squandering your savings, £300/month, for no serious reason.

I don't intend on being out of work for a month and if I was I certainly would not be wasting it at a job center. Everything has a value to people in life and this isn't value to me. You could get £100 a week working behind a bar or other similar role while I didn't have a gig but wouldn't do that either

[masonryan]

Time and pride have a value and I am afraid mine is more than £71 a week.

Then you're squandering your savings, £300/month, for no serious reason.

[northernladuk]

Incorrect. You can claim contribution-based JSA for 6 months which is £71/week. I mean, why wouldn't someone go and collect this? Just have to fill in a couple of forms, sign a few documents every couple of weeks and seem keen to find a job. Easy money.

If you have less than £16k then you can claim more benefits such as housing benefit to cover council tax bill.

Time and pride have a value and I am afraid mine is more than £71 a week.

[masonryan]

But you can't claim JSA if you have 16k in savings or in the business account I believe.

Incorrect. You can claim contribution-based JSA for 6 months which is £71/week. I mean, why wouldn't someone go and collect this? Just have to fill in a couple of forms, sign a few documents every couple of weeks and seem keen to find a job. Easy money.

If you have less than £16k then you can claim more benefits such as housing benefit to cover council tax bill.

[quackhandle]

Having been through it all a number of years ago, I'd be doing my damnedest to find another gig rather than go down that path again.

YMMV but I can only imagine there'd be more hoops to jump through.

qh