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Old 01-02-12, 10:03 PM   #10
andrewsmith
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Default Re: Family life on benefits

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Originally Posted by Lozzo View Post
Firstly junk the 24 cans of lager, the 200 cigarettes and the Sky TV subscription - that'll give them a tidy little saving.
Slab of larger £20
Sleeve of smokes (say marlboro's) £65
Bag of baccy (25g filters and papers) £8

I don't even spend that a week including all the bills (or drink that much)

As Lenny said you'd need to earn around £45K before deductions for say £55k to be safe.

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Originally Posted by Red Herring View Post
"We get the Sky Movies package because we're stuck in the house all week - otherwise we wouldn't have any entertainment.'"

Surely not. How can they find time to watch films between going to the job centre, filling in job applications, attending interviews, and studying/training for a new career?
This

Last time I was on I applied for around 120 jobs in 12 weeks around Christmas and the Dole said I was "applying for too many"
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