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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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 ar