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pandora1963
26 Apr 15 22:38
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Remember this next week when you go to the polls.

As part of the universal credit pilot, last week saw the beginning of new requirements on the number of hours worked: under these regulations, anyone earning less than the equivalent of 35 hours on the minimum wage would be subject to pressure which could end in a sanction. The second parent in the “benefit unit” would be required to work a minimum of 16 hours, taking the working week for the family up to 51 hours, before the threat of sanctions would be lifted.

Over the coming year, 15,000 families will be placed on this regime, to varying degrees of stringency: some will just be nudged with a fortnightly phone call, others will have to attend regular interviews which, as we’ve seen with the regular social security picture, comes with the ever-present risk of having your benefits removed and being left with nothing.

Beware of voting tory.
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Report maleuk01. April 26, 2015 10:47 PM BST
presumably you are advocating voting ukip then?

As no one could surely vote for red ed?

ok im sold ukip it is, thanks for your advice.
Report Dav_vin03 April 26, 2015 11:36 PM BST
Dear OP,
voting Labour would make no difference, wake up.
Report Burton-Brewers April 27, 2015 8:22 AM BST
what's work?
Report treetop April 27, 2015 4:53 PM BST
Talking to a couple running a café yesterday and they have three staff taking the lend. One has had three months off for a broken finger,one for stress and the other works five hours and demands free sandwiches ! They are selling up as they have to work 60 hours a week to cover for layabouts who play the system and now have to fork out redundancy to get rid of them.Remember that when you go to the polls, at least the tories are trying to change that.
Report Crisp77 April 27, 2015 5:23 PM BST
I get the feeling the OP has gone off working so hard she will forget to return to this thread.
Report mememe April 27, 2015 5:23 PM BST
Remember Ed Balls and Ed Milliband and Gordon Brown ...
and the millionaire war-mongering Tony Blair.

At least the Tories don't pretend to care ...
and I admire their honesty.
Report Facts April 27, 2015 8:26 PM BST
treetop     27 Apr 15 16:53 
Talking to a couple running a café yesterday and they have three staff taking the lend. One has had three months off for a broken finger,one for stress and the other works five hours and demands free sandwiches ! They are selling up as they have to work 60 hours a week to cover for layabouts who play the system and now have to fork out redundancy to get rid of them.Remember that when you go to the polls, at least the tories are trying to change that.



Yeh ' cause as the fkng Tories keep on telling us ad nauseam  - it's all about hard working or working hard or just hard work.
Report akabula April 27, 2015 8:42 PM BST
That's the problem with this country, too many lightweights at work.
Report Eeternaloptimist April 27, 2015 8:47 PM BST
I always knew there was something a bit fishy about that facts chap. He's the kind who lets others take the strain while he skives. No shame.
Report Burton-Brewers April 27, 2015 8:48 PM BST
dosser
Report Eeternaloptimist April 27, 2015 9:54 PM BST
People fight their own corner. Chances are he's sponging one way or another.
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