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Tag Archives: Jobseekers Allowance
No desk to call my own: who exactly has “poverty of aspiration” round here?
Another day, another story about the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) “workfare” schemes, where people are made to work at any old job for their state benefits, rather than being paid a wage. We already knew that forcing people … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, Bipolar, Employment and benefits
Tagged Activism, Benefts, Department for Work and Pensions, Disability rights, DWP, ESA Employment and Support Allowance, Jobseekers Allowance, JSA, Mental health, Mental health disability, Permitted earnings, Poverty of Aspiration, State benefits, Welfare, Workfare
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One degree of separation – there is no “them” and “us”
103,545 people on Facebook like “I hate benefit scrounging work shy bastards.” What separates them from benefit claimants? One event beyond their control. One departmental downsizing One ruptured blood vessel One car accident that you couldn’t prevent One expected baby … Continue reading
Posted in Mental health, Politics and current affairs
Tagged Accidental injury, Benefit fraud, Benefit scroungers, Carer's allowance, Department for Work and Pensions, Disability, Disability Living Allowance, DLA, DWP, Employment and Support Allowance, ESA, Jobseekers Allowance, JSA, Mental health, State benefits, Welfare state
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