Nothing Changes

In all the time I have had this blog nothing changes with Governments past & present. I have been reading some of my earlier posts and it was just the same then with the conservatives and labour before them. It's like deja vu. Making idle threats about making benefit cuts is counter-productive, causes anxiety, further damages health and just drives a bigger wedge between claimants and the DWP. At the same time it also has a knock on effect as it also affects other family members because they are on edge as well. It is like being pushed to the edge of a cliff and looking over and then you get pulled back, then it starts happening again as their are more rumours of benefit cuts in the forthcoming budget.

Its Not Good Enough!

I read this article titled "Employers back return to work" which says in a survey over a quarter (27%) of employers say they would still give people on incapacity benefit, and older people, the opportunity to return to the workplace, despite the economic recession.

Its not very impressive is it though?. In the article it makes it sound as if it is something really good but its not good enough, why should it not be 80-90%?. If claimants want to go back to work it makes it difficult if 73% will not even give you a chance in the first place.

Instead of the government attacking claimants shouldn't they be attacking the employers for not giving claimants a chance. Its a form of discrimination. All employers want though is someone who can start now and do the job so they are profitable to the business.

With the welfare reforms making life hell for genuine claimants. As a IB claimant myself I often feel like I am trapped. It feel like its either work or nothing or the being trapped in between.

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Get Back to Work, You Sponging Scumbags.

I found this interesting article in the Timesonline about a new TV programme aimed at benefit claimants:

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/carol_midgley/article4726714.ece?openComment=true