New Posts For Thread: Diddlin the Dole Years Backhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31437493/diddlin-the-dole-years-backHad a mate, Scotch Mattie ,worked on the Rigs as a Painter Earned Bundles ,Drank the Lot . Laid off ,Late Eighties ...Signed on, after a year or so started do a bit of house painting here and there ... Anyway I'm in the Boozer one night He comes inAnother claimer I knew was a builder who'd been put out of business by a non-payer. Couldn't settle his bills for the job.The customer had gone back to Pakistan or he'd have broken his legs. He'd got a wife and kids so he signed on.He came round to shttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31437493/diddlin-the-dole-years-back?post_id=555241043#555241043Another claimer I knew was a builder who'd been put out of business by a non-payer. Couldn't settle his bills for the job.The customer had gone back to Pakistan or he'd have broken his legs. He'd got a wife and kids so he signed on.He came round to sSat, 11 Aug 2018 10:54:53 -0500The distinction between being employed and unemployed was clear years ago either you had a job or you didn't. These days especially with Universal Credit a large portion of those with a job will be receiving benefits to top up their income to be enouhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31437493/diddlin-the-dole-years-back?post_id=555240949#555240949The distinction between being employed and unemployed was clear years ago either you had a job or you didn't. These days especially with Universal Credit a large portion of those with a job will be receiving benefits to top up their income to be enouSat, 11 Aug 2018 10:43:10 -0500once the government attempted to clamp down the work shy near me decided to go on the sick. they simply got a doctors note and filled in the forms and didnt need to bother signing on again, a bigger payout too if i remember rightly. some went years bhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31437493/diddlin-the-dole-years-back?post_id=555240903#555240903once the government attempted to clamp down the work shy near me decided to go on the sick. they simply got a doctors note and filled in the forms and didnt need to bother signing on again, a bigger payout too if i remember rightly. some went years bSat, 11 Aug 2018 10:36:46 -0500I signed on years ago before it became fashionable.Went down the dole with my mate who showed me the ropes. When we got there he saw an old school pal, my mate asked him how long he'd been on the dole. ''about 7 years'' came the reply - respect!Thathttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31437493/diddlin-the-dole-years-back?post_id=555240815#555240815I signed on years ago before it became fashionable.Went down the dole with my mate who showed me the ropes. When we got there he saw an old school pal, my mate asked him how long he'd been on the dole. ''about 7 years'' came the reply - respect!ThatSat, 11 Aug 2018 10:29:10 -0500i did a bit of fruit picking in the mid 80s during summer holidays. one day i was in a field with about 50 other people, slowly picking strawberries when i looked around and every single other person was legging it from the field towards some woods.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31437493/diddlin-the-dole-years-back?post_id=555240701#555240701i did a bit of fruit picking in the mid 80s during summer holidays. one day i was in a field with about 50 other people, slowly picking strawberries when i looked around and every single other person was legging it from the field towards some woods.Sat, 11 Aug 2018 10:14:07 -0500The Labour government before Maggie used to have an addition to dole money called ''earnings related''This would really boost your dole money because it was based on your past wages. I think it was paid for the first 12-18 months of unemployment? Anyhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31437493/diddlin-the-dole-years-back?post_id=555240681#555240681The Labour government before Maggie used to have an addition to dole money called ''earnings related''This would really boost your dole money because it was based on your past wages. I think it was paid for the first 12-18 months of unemployment? AnySat, 11 Aug 2018 10:11:38 -0500I think that was 1986 .https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31437493/diddlin-the-dole-years-back?post_id=555239415#555239415I think that was 1986 .Sat, 11 Aug 2018 08:34:24 -0500One day I went to collect and Mr Patel was under pressure from the women of the estate . The family allowance hadn't arrived . I offered my assistance and Patel accepted . I went back that afternoon to draw both dole and the money I had lent him . Thhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31437493/diddlin-the-dole-years-back?post_id=555239371#555239371One day I went to collect and Mr Patel was under pressure from the women of the estate . The family allowance hadn't arrived . I offered my assistance and Patel accepted . I went back that afternoon to draw both dole and the money I had lent him . ThSat, 11 Aug 2018 08:32:39 -0500Agree with Tobe the Brown Envelope arriving ,and Hard cash at the POhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31437493/diddlin-the-dole-years-back?post_id=555238415#555238415Agree with Tobe the Brown Envelope arriving ,and Hard cash at the POSat, 11 Aug 2018 07:37:45 -0500Old mate of mine's dad's favourite joke was:"They've got a union down at the Labour Exchange now. If you get offered a job they@ll fight your case for you."https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31437493/diddlin-the-dole-years-back?post_id=555236291#555236291Old mate of mine's dad's favourite joke was:"They've got a union down at the Labour Exchange now. If you get offered a job they@ll fight your case for you."Sat, 11 Aug 2018 03:46:57 -0500