why should I work

[muffinpieKatie]

Why should I work when if I don't I get all my rent paid council tax paid and £120 every two weeks ,

But if I work for min wage full time I would only end up with £30 a week for my self which ain't anoth to live on

I'm also starting college in September and if I don't work I will have it all paid for me but if I'm working there would be no chance off me going to college and trying to make a better life for me ,

BEFORE YOU ALL START GOING MAD I'M JUST SAYING THIS TO SHOW THAT FOR SOME A LIFE ON BENITFITS IS THE ONLY CHOICE

(sorry about spelling :))

[redcrx]

why is it the only choice?
i dont see why someone who sees no point in working at all for such a reason should then be given a free place in college to supposedly better themselves? what if they decide theyll still be better off doing nothing?

[Count-A-Strong]

Where do you want to be in 10 years time?

[Hopkirk]

Calm down folks, it's a wind up.

[sandyRoe]

If your only option was a job on minimum wages and you had £30 to live on after exes you'd think you'd be mad to work. But a job might lead to better things. A life on the dole never will.

[muffinpieKatie]

Let me see where I wona be in 10 years a qualified nurse that's why I'm going to college .

[dotty.]

sadly you are correct, If I hadn;'t knocked myself out 18 months ago after being made redundant I wouldn;t have a job now and I could sit at home all day and get my rent paid and council tax and probably live a very simple life with no stress and no worries about the cost of petrol and train fares.
But I think I would be bored. But I don't blame you at all, it is how it is,

[tamborine]

financially its not worth you working.....can you do my accounts free ?

[muffinpieKatie]

At the moment I can only get min wage jobs , and I can't afford to live of that.
I don't wona spend my life ON the dole, that's why I'm going to college but if I work for min wage I ain't going to be able to

[sara3]

what you're living on isn't "free". it's my money.

get some self-respect.

[redcrx]

but surely a cv that shows that youve worked in the periods when not studying is easier to talk about than to explain why your CV has gaps?

[muffinpieKatie]

Great answer dotty.
People don't understand what its like or less they've been in our shoes

[muffinpieKatie]

Sara so you've never had any thing of the government

[sandyRoe]

And long term unemployment brings things like mental illness, alcoholism, drug abuse, and social isolation You could soon reach a stage where even if you wanted to you couldn't work.
Life on the dole isn't a bed of roses

[sara3]

yes, Child Benefit and Child Tax Credits. I work full time and have done since I was 16.

[dotty.]

I think katie is doing what she can given that she hasn't (I assume) gone down the having a baby to get benefits route, minimum wage if you are under 25 does not give you any working tax subsidy, I do not believe that anyone living off a single minimum wage can live very well, especially someone young. All they do is pay their bills, including travel expenses, it's a fact, it costs quite alot for people to go to work and by the time the tax and insurance is deducted, there won't be alot left.

[boxtops]

I know what you mean, I've a friend who is much better off on benefits than if she worked - but it's a waste of a good brain. As sara says - it's our taxes pay your benefits, and ultimately our taxes which are paying your university fees on the pre-reg nursing course. You'll be a registered nurse in three years' time all being well - I sincerely hope you can get a job then, the NHS is shedding jobs hand over fist at the moment in an effort to save money. I understand where you're coming from, but it doesn't mean that the system is right.
Btw some of us who work full time don't have £30 left at the end of the week either...

[muffinpieKatie]

People ain't getting the point here
I'M DON'T STAYING ON THE DOLE FOR LIFE IT'S JUST FOR NOW BECAUSE I CAN'T AFFORD TO WORK AND I'M SURE I WOULD BE MORE DEPRESSED WITH JUST £30 A WEEK TO LIVE OF

[boxtops]

so why are you posting, what do you want us to say?

[daffy654]

If you are going to college I hope they are going to help with your lack of spelling skills as well. It is important for nurses to be able to spell properly so charts are readable etc.

///But if I work for min wage full time I would only end up with £30 a week for my self which ain't anoth to live on ///

'anoth' isn't a word, I think you mean 'enough'.

Good luck with your studies.

[micmak]

It's called self esteem.