Ghozer Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 Well now. Here’s an interesting ranking of countries according to how generous their unemployment benefit is for the first year after workers have lost their jobs. Quite contrary to the spin we constantly receive from the mainstream press et al about how generous the UK is with unemployment benefits, the fact is we actually rank lower in generosity than countries like Romania, Albania and even the US Source: http://www.dorseteye.com/north/articles/uk-unemployment-benefit-less-generous-than-romania-albania-and-the-us This may be, but ours is much easier to claim than most.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mecky Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 But we're told people come from countries like Romania and Albania just to claim benefits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghozer Posted January 31, 2014 Author Share Posted January 31, 2014 But we're told people come from countries like Romania and Albania just to claim benefits Yeah, because while their benefits may offer more financially, they are much harder to get.... Or at least, that's my guess..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivanava Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 Source: http://www.dorseteye.com/north/articles/uk-unemployment-benefit-less-generous-than-romania-albania-and-the-us This may be, but ours is much easier to claim than most.... With out knowing what Gross Replacement Rate is, the numbers are quite meaningless, and does it include all the other benefit many of our unemployed can get, such as housing benefit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghozer Posted January 31, 2014 Author Share Posted January 31, 2014 If you can be bothered to read through it all, the complete and original study is compiled here... http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/wp/2011/wp11154.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retep Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 But we're told people come from countries like Romania and Albania just to claim benefits What are the wages of Romania and Albania compared to UK benefits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onewheeldave Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 But we're told people come from countries like Romania and Albania just to claim benefits A clear lesson in not believing stuff just because people tell you it's true then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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