Ghozer Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 The level of Britain's major benefits payments is illegally low, and could be raised in court according to a respected European institution. UnemployedNet has written before about the UK's poverty-guaranteeing welfare amounts - they are among the lowest in Europe and lower than any comparable country - and the Council of Europe has confirmed this. Source: http://www.unemployednet.org/europe-accuses-uk-paying-illegally-low-benefits We all knew this was the case any way... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mecky Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 Either than or not paid at all by jobcentre staff forced to stop the benefits claimants just to meet government targets to try and make it look like unemployment is falling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vague_Boy Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 ...to meet government targets to try and make it look like unemployment is falling I quite agree. Benefit exclusions reducing unemployment figures The number of unemployed would almost double if people on incapacity benefit were included, new figures show. The statistical fudge is particularly common in Tony Blair's own constituency, as Rajeev Syal reports. As far as the Government is concerned, John Webster, 58, a former plumber from County Durham, is a phantom. He does not have a job and is in search of one, but is not counted in the official unemployment figures. Mr Webster has a ghost-like status because he has claimed incapacity benefit for 27 years since being diagnosed with arthritis. He is one of 2.7 million people - one in every 22 Britons - being paid sickness or disability benefits. Many of them, like Mr Webster, are looking for work but are omitted from the official jobless statistics. LINK [15 August 2004] Oh wait, that's probably not the government you're referring to is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geared Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 Maybe we could adopt a policy like Swiss are looking at?? http://rt.com/business/swiss-vote-universal-wage-420/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeX Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 Maybe we could adopt a policy like Swiss are looking at?? http://rt.com/business/swiss-vote-universal-wage-420/ Its amazing what you can do with tonnes of nazi gold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geared Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 Don't forget all the profits generated by helping to hide everyones ill gotten gains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mecky Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 I quite agree. LINK [15 August 2004] Oh wait, that's probably not the government you're referring to is it? Unfortunately I'm talking about abled bodied people in addition to disabled as you know only too well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I1L2T3 Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 I quite agree. LINK [15 August 2004] Oh wait, that's probably not the government you're referring to is it? You can trace the origins of the practice of shunting masses of people onto incapacity benefits back to the 80s. It was a technique for getting people off the unemployment register, effectively parking them on long term disability benefits. It's been a convenient way of cooking the books for every government since. Osborne did a speech on it last year, basically admitting this practice is one of Thatcher's legacies, but arguing that the Tories would not allow the practice to continue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L00b Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 You can trace the origins of the practice of shunting masses of people onto incapacity benefits back to the 80s. It was a technique for getting people off the unemployment register, effectively parking them on long term disability benefits. It's been a convenient way of cooking the books for every government since. Osborne did a speech on it last year, basically admitting this practice is one of Thatcher's legacies, but arguing that the Tories would not allow the practice to continue. 80s in the UK possibly, but definitely late 70s in France - in fairness to Thatcher, she only copied it from Mitterand A useful political tool knows no borders, nor any ideological boundary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna B Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 80s in the UK possibly, but definitely late 70s in France - in fairness to Thatcher, she only copied it from Mitterand A useful political tool knows no borders, nor any ideological boundary Why does Thatcher copying it from Mitterand make it OK? She knew right from wrong didn't she? She ought to have been above such deception. Believe it or not, some people appreciate honesty in their politicians, and don't think it should be too much to ask. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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