General Discussion
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2013/mar/05/bedroom-tax-judge-ministers-review A judge has given the DWP and IDS 14days to reply
Paul you really are a p----, and so have I but does that make it any better, I have a family member on benefits and can assure you its no picnic, he couldnt even afford to have his heating on this winter and has sold evrything he has to survive, and yes he does work part time but should be on DLA but was told by Atos he could work even tho the dr said he couldnt, dont feed me your smug self ...
your original post was reduce the welfare bill to save the troops, so far you have not come up with where to save this money from, even tho the welfare bill is about to be slashed!!! I heard a good argument on jeremy Vine dinnertime, here one slash the Trident Programme, stop getting into new conflicts because even some of our disabled troops and serving men are going to be affected by this ...
http://www.insidehousing.co.uk/tenancies/children-launch-legal-challenge-to-%E2%80%98bedroom-tax%E2%80%99/6525992.article?utm_medium=email&utm_source=Ocean+Media+&utm_campaign=2221904_IH+Daily+news+4%2F3%2F13&dm_i=1HH2%2C1BMFK%2C7UMU5E%2C4H9XB%2C1
but those people who work and rely on help with their rent are going to be penalised by thses cuts, only 0.07% of welfare claimants are supposedly "scroungers" DWP figures
Paul alot of HB is paid to people who do work and are on low incomes, more than you think. Google it Im sure you will get the figures
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2013/mar/04/benefits-housing
do you know they are on benefits? a lot of single parents do work maybe unsociable hours because its easier to get somebody to look after the children!!!! also who would take care of the children if they were in the services!!! cmon Fred @Paul suggest you look at lynnes new post, and maybe if we didnt stick our noses into everybodies else argument we might be a bit safer in our own ...
Nobody is debating this with us Lynne, does that mean apathy/I agree with the policy/or Im alright Jack, I cant understand it as none of us knows what is around the corner and at some point could fall foul of these horrendous policies
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