Reply to: Not the only JSA claimant in Wales

[Troll]

He is of the age where we hear from him every 6 month or so if he needs money

FTFY

Kids, with hindsight who would have them, me for one despite some of the heart ache they cause.

Hallelujah to that - little tulips know how to tug at the heart strings too

All you can do is harden yourself knowing you have done your best and then sell up, move away changing your phone number so they can't contact you, and let them get on with their lives

[psychocandy]

We live in North Shropshire so finding out he went there was a bit of a surprise.
I suspect he was simply in touch with someone on Social Media once he got the big E in York who offered him a room. He is of the age where we hear from him every 6 month or so if we are lucky.

Maybe next news feed we will find he has moved somewhere else but afaik he currently still there.
As long as he is not too proud (silly) to reach out if he faces being made homeless then all is ok I suppose.

Kids, with hindsight who would have them, me for one despite some of the heart ache they cause.

Not exactly optimal place to move to get work!!!

I'm originally from the Valleys (about 10 miles from Treorchy) and its the sort of place you love if you're born there. But saying that I wouldnt live there anymore.

I used to live pretty much next door to the Uni Glam (Poly Wales it used to be). Used to feel sorry for kids who maybe lived in London then had to spend 3 years there - big change, big culture shock.

[DallasDad]

Why'd he move to Treorchy? Now this really is a back end of nowhere tuliphole. Or is where your from?

We live in North Shropshire so finding out he went there was a bit of a surprise.
I suspect he was simply in touch with someone on Social Media once he got the big E in York who offered him a room. He is of the age where we hear from him every 6 month or so if we are lucky.

Maybe next news feed we will find he has moved somewhere else but afaik he currently still there.
As long as he is not too proud (silly) to reach out if he faces being made homeless then all is ok I suppose.

Kids, with hindsight who would have them, me for one despite some of the heart ache they cause.

[northernladuk]

Good point... Oh. You do mean benefits don't you?

[Chuck]

Arguable....

I suppose it depends on whether you are giving or receiving.

[northernladuk]

Ha ha. Think of the cash though :-)

Not as bad as BJs for a tenner ;-)

Arguable....

[psychocandy]

it would hurt my dignity if i claimed jsa as a contractor

Ha ha. Think of the cash though :-)

Not as bad as BJs for a tenner ;-)

[psychocandy]

My oldest son is one of those statistics
He moved out after he completed his A levels and went to live in York, he was full of optimism.
Then some what demotivated a few months later he ended up moving to Treorchy (RCT).
I am deeply saddened to say he has never worked ever, though not for want of trying, and I doubt he ever will all the time he lives where he does.

I wish there still was National Service - something that would at least kick start them a bit.

Why'd he move to Treorchy? Now this really is a back end of nowhere tuliphole. Or is where your from?

Fair enough there are no jobs in the Rhondda. BUT, its an hour on the train to Cardiff......

Saying that I've got a nephew who lives in Cardiff. 10 mins from city centre and he "can't find a job anywhere". Yeh right.

Got a young lad at client co. Gets £12K a year. From Cornwall originally. IT apprentice. He got the job moved 200 miles to live in a city he knows no-one to get a job. Lives in scruffy shared house because thats all he can afford. Impressed me anyway.

[DallasDad]

Yes I meant mandatory
I wasn't just thinking of my three sons in particular, I just think the youth of today seem rather rudderless and perhaps would benefit from a bit of genuine SDC even if just to wean them off sitting all day in front of wretched paystations and eXtractBoxes!

[AtW]

Safe? Don't you watch the news? We have ISIS for starters, we've apparently committed to "helping" Ukraine if the Russkies kick off, and to cap it all off, we got the feck out of Afghanistan basically leaving the Taliban in charge. I'm not sure which definition of "safe" applies here...

It turned out that the Budapest Memorandum was NOT ratified in UK, so UK got no legally binding commitments...

UK Army is very safe, even in Iraq/Afghanistan - good air cover, equipment good...

[Mordac]

It's one thing not being able to find job one likes, but joining the Army is relatively easy (for young reasonably healthy), it's a no brainer - very safe too.

Safe? Don't you watch the news? We have ISIS for starters, we've apparently committed to "helping" Ukraine if the Russkies kick off, and to cap it all off, we got the feck out of Afghanistan basically leaving the Taliban in charge. I'm not sure which definition of "safe" applies here...

[AtW]

Have you tried it recently? I know a couple who have. Both accepted, both had 18 month wait before starting training. One signals one engineering.

Yeah, them budget cuts....

Foreign Legion is the best option, tell them I sent you ...

[ASB]

It's one thing not being able to find job one likes, but joining the Army is relatively easy (for young reasonably healthy), it's a no brainer - very safe too.

Have you tried it recently? I know a couple who have. Both accepted, both had 18 month wait before starting training. One signals one engineering.

Also for some reason I didnt understand were then unable to claim continying jsa in that period.

[AtW]

I think he meant mandatory.

It's one thing not being able to find job one likes, but joining the Army is relatively easy (for young reasonably healthy), it's a no brainer - very safe too.

[d000hg]

He can join Foreign Legion.

Or join the Army, what's the problem - they are recruiting all the time!

I think he meant mandatory.