SheffDon Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 What is the view of members on able people who are claiming benefits and not working to help maintain the community surroundings such as? Litter picking, Removing Graffiti, Clearing leaves, Snow clearing etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barleycorn Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 If the work needs doing then surely we should be paying people a wage to do it. So, if we do as you suggest we immediately have a cheap work force available for menial tasks. How long until we experience mission creep and these litter pickers are now cutting grass verges, or any number of other services the council should be providing anyway, and thus taking jobs from the market? jb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leah-Lacie Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 If a job needs doing, give people on benefits a paid job doing it, that would be the better solution! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happ Hazzard Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 Wouldn't it save the council money to have unemployed people doing it? Council tax could be reduced and everyone would be better off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barleycorn Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 Wouldn't it save the council money to have unemployed people doing it? Council tax could be reduced and everyone would be better off. Except of course the people doing it and the others who have lost their jobs as a result of it. Why not just employ people currently on benefits to do it and cut the welfare bill that way? jb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allen Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 Yarrrnnnnnnnnn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barleycorn Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 Yarrrnnnnnnnnn. Is that the sound made by a rapidly moving loom shuttle? jb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SheffDon Posted January 4, 2013 Author Share Posted January 4, 2013 I agree with you to a certain degree, however from my observation of councils services, the posts have already been taken away, but the workload is still there. I am not in favour of a cheap labour force, however I think the initiative would encourage people to find jobs. I have come across people that are fully able and many generations of their family have never worked and have been on the social. If this is not the right initiative, something needs to be done to encourage certain people into employment. If the work needs doing then surely we should be paying people a wage to do it. So, if we do as you suggest we immediately have a cheap work force available for menial tasks. How long until we experience mission creep and these litter pickers are now cutting grass verges, or any number of other services the council should be providing anyway, and thus taking jobs from the market? jb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJC1 Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 No, or offer them a paid job doing it. What a stupid question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stegwah Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 Its a tough one, but a genuine problem. They could subsidise a system, where they still claim their benefits, but the council top up so it meets minimum wage, that way the council save money, the people on benefits get a 'job' and the government arent technically losing anything, just gaining nicer cleaning areas of the country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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