Benefits RANT!

I was only looking in health care but in that the wages were very much on par with each other.

I have had to go into a much more challenging sector to get a better wage

I have worked with unemployed people for the last 4 years during their mandatory work experience (ex-New Deal). I am currently on a fencing contract re-newing fencing on a large housing association estate. Most if not all trainees have new clothes, latest phones and sky tv at home. I also have about £50 a week tops freebie cash, have a cheap nokia and have never had cable tv so dont know what i`m missing there. I dont buy furniture, clothes or electrical goods and just about keep up with diy maintenance on the 1 car and 1 bike we run. Yes, it pees me off when I see tenants getting new kitchens, bathrooms and now fencing normally on a 10 year rolling system. The cliche "Taxed to death" is so very true. This government better start rewarding hard-working families better otherwise there will be a revolt.
Thank you- benefit rant over from me!
chris

600 quid a month spare mmm, I must be doing something wrong, oh yeah working. puts a different light on all these sob stories we keep hearing

Same at my work I've not had a pay increase in 3 years my work want us to do more hours for less cash, but still manage to pay for someone to get a new tv and. Cooker cus they smashed theirs, this all comes from benefits or our wages

[maviczap]

Watch prog about the Welfare state on Beeb2 right now

[andrewsmith]

Watching it too

I see a good discussion coming

My wage is £32k but i have fixed o/t hours included and work 43 hours a week (average). It's not a family of 4 manangeable take home (£1800 take home a month is not enough).