how can it EVER be that you can be better off on benifits than working? it should never happen!
It's been like it for a while though and I've always thought it was screwed up. I remember my boss offering a single mum a job about 10 years ago on slightly more than the minimum wage and she said although she wanted to work, she couldn't accept the job because she'd be worse off than she was on benefits. It's a really, really, really stupid situation.
Quite frankly, I've always thought that you should get benefits for yourself and whatever children you have at the time you start benefits. Have any more children and it's your own problem.
if this isnt sorted out soon.. all i can say is i dont wanna be here when that happens!
I'm making plans to try and move to Switzerland. My only concern is that the grass isn't always greener....it just sometimes looks that way from the other side of the fence!
The big question is who is going to sort it? I have my doubts about the Tories and TBH, I do wonder if they will get in next election or not. OK, most people are fed up of labour, but a lot of my friends are torn between Tory & UKIP. I don't know how representative that is, but if the Tory vote does get split substantially, Labour will get in again.