Morality of benefits

[bobspud]

I'm struggling to understand the myopic fcukwits on this forum that seem to think that claiming something that you are positively entitled to is wrong ...

If you work away from home would you not claim 40p / 25p per mile for car travel?
Do you use your personal tax allowance? or do you say no please take the lot...

So what is the difference between taking expenses and taking money that has been set out in a framework that has pre set qualifying requirements?

I have seen two bankruptcies in my life one was a proud man who was a councillor and business owner. He lost his home, business and self respect... He died a broken man.
The other guy ripped the system for every penny he could have. He was the only guy I ever met with a porsche TV. (He got to keep his house as well.)

I'm about to come to the end of my war chest so I took the test this afternoon and it would seem I am entitled to about £300 a week plus help with my house and council tax. I don't need to shut my company and I'm doing nothing wrong in the eyes of the chap from DWP that spent an hour deciding which benefits I got to claim. But think about this. If I did not get the help then I would lose the house and get made bankrupt. That would give me some real issues when it came to getting another job, and I'd probably end up long term unemployed in rented housing paid for by you...

The one thing I have learned today is that the last thing you want to be doing in the good times is saving for a rainy day...

before you start moaning about free loading off the state I will be paying 16k in corp tax next month...

[Bagpuss]

What's the morality of claiming contributions JSA if you're a co. director and legally entitled to it? ( Apologies for the "your" in the poll question )

Nothing, but that wasn't the original post.

[HairyArsedBloke]

Never feel guilty taking anything that they will let you have. For they will go out of their way to take whatever they can from you the rest of the time.

[Pickle2]

I think its ok as long as you have been paying up under IR35....

[Rookie]

I'm a contractor and my moral framework is superior to yours.

You are probably correct.

[NotAllThere]

I'm a contractor and my moral framework is superior to yours.

[Rookie]

I'm a contractor and have no morals.

very few.

[zara_backdog]

I'm a contractor and have no morals.

[d000hg]

Is absolute morality back in vogue? Thought it was all relative these days...

[pmeswani]

Ask Jacqui Smith

She's AndyW's mum.

[gingerjedi]

If the system allows it then why not? The company would have to be short on funds and not able to pay its director PAYE though.

[NotAllThere]

Lets have a poll!

Oh, ok.

[DodgyAgent]

Is it moral to for a company director to claim contributions JSA, if he's legally entitled to it?

Ask Jacqui Smith

[Pickle2]

Lets have a poll!

[NotAllThere]

What's the morality of claiming contributions JSA if you're a co. director and legally entitled to it? ( Apologies for the "your" in the poll question )