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I don't believe for a second 80% of them here are earning more than NMW. There just aren't the jobs available (unless skilled or qualified in working in nursing homes)
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I don't believe for a second 80% of them here are earning more than NMW. There just aren't the jobs available (unless skilled or qualified in working in nursing homes)
Unemployment Benefit accounts for about 1.3% of the Welfare Budget.
[TW]Sponge;28809144 said:
Yeah, probably how to work long hours, not go out every Friday night, don't need massive flat screen TVs with Sky and the latest smart phone.
Any time I've sold things on facebook it is always a non-Brit that has come and picked it up.
People have this attitude of how they are entitled to the latest stuff, brand new furniture, etc. Crazy.
None of this is directly targeted at you btw Sponge, just general comments.
People from Europe are quite prepared to house share (which I know happens a lot in london with UK people but not so much up north)
I live in a rural area and one fo the biggest employers even has a recruitment office in Poland. They will come here and 5 share a house to keep the rent low and even with our higher living costs, still manage to send more money home each week than they used to earn at home.
Whereas the British worker in general wants enough money to have a house/flat to themselves so won;t take the job cause it doesn't pay enough.
I live in a rural area and one fo the biggest employers even has a recruitment office in Poland. They will come here and 5 share a house to keep the rent low and even with our higher living costs, still manage to send more money home each week than they used to earn at home.
Whereas the British worker in general wants enough money to have a house/flat to themselves so won;t take the job cause it doesn't pay enough.
?It's easy. There was a Polish guy at my last work, first to volenteer for all overtime. He was tea total as well.
Told me his shared house was £50 a week (I think the landlord was making a killing at that with 4 of them so £200 a week.) and he spent £50 a week on food, clothes, going out etc. That meant he could send £300 a week home to his his wife and kid.
He told me the place he used to work in Poland he got paid about £100 a week so he was much better off but he was missing his wife and daughter.
Told me his shared house was £50 a week (I think the landlord was making a killing at that with 4 of them so £200 a week.) and he spent £50 a week on food, clothes, going out etc. That meant he could send £300 a week home to his his wife and kid.
He told me the place he used to work in Poland he got paid about £100 a week so he was much better off but he was missing his wife and daughter.
actually it is more than that - but so what? It isn't like JSA is the only benefit people will claim... do you think unemployed people might need to live somewhere... and perhaps might need help with council tax, free prescriptions etc.. etc..
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I will do an FOI to HRMC to see the cost of sending this letter printed in colour... Waste of bloody money.
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Why is it a waste of money? People deserve to know how their taxes are being spent. The cost of sending it in colour is not going to be much higher than in black and white.
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£5.3 million. Save your FOI request.
https://www.accountancylive.com/hmrc-spends-£53m-tell-taxpayers-how-tax-spent
https://www.accountancylive.com/hmrc-spends-£53m-tell-taxpayers-how-tax-spent
