on the dole

[fruitsalad]

i've lived in my house now for nearly three years and in that time the neighbours a woman in her forties and a lad of 17 or 18 the lodger i believe, have been claiming dole money, there does'nt seem to be much wrong with either of them (apart from not having a days work in em) what i'd like to know is how come these people are not made to find work, after this length of time. how long are they going to be allowed to scrounge of the state?

[cyanide]

Maybe she has got a mental health problem which means that she`s unable to work,do you know much about her?

[fruitsalad]

she talks to me a fair bit over the garden fence, when i'm about, and she seems really well to me, but then i'm no doctor.

[dot.hawkes]

does she go out much, she may be agoraphobic.

[cyanide]

Hmm,i dunno then.LOL

[fruitsalad]

yes dot she goes out for a drink now and again and to the shops for her ciggies.

[CheekyChops]

They are probably on Job Seekers Allowance. As long as you can prove you have been looking for a job, you get paid.

You could get 10 interviews and then act like a complete t0sser at all ten to ensure you don't get hired and not get the job - nobody cares, as long as you are seen to be seeking work!

[fletcher.5]

Mind your own ****** business. If you have the time to observe them, what are you doing during the day

[fruitsalad]

working b****y hard on shifts if you must know fletch, why are you another one of em? who us hard working taxpayers have to help keep.