14-12-2017, 05:20 PM
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Re: Poverty today
Originally Posted by summer
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Actually Roxy I would say a phone was vital as is access to the internet if you are looking for work. It used to be that job vacancies were advertised in the local paper in situations vacant but its all changed now. Vacancies are posted on the web and people also have to have up to date CVs, it must be very difficult to job search without a phone and internet access.
A few years ago the Jobcetre were actually giving out mobile 'phones to claimants so that the claimant could apply for jobs texted to them from the jobcentre.
14-12-2017, 05:29 PM
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Re: Poverty today
Dave told me the other day that the Job Centre insist that you now also have an email address. Dave had the internet taken out when he lost his job and he comes up here and uses ours every week. He also pops into the Library to use their computers with the free Wifi to check things out...
14-12-2017, 05:30 PM
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Re: Poverty today
Originally Posted by Uncle Joe
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Surprise, surprise - they are!!! - there's even a Government agency that chases recalcitrant spouses - Its called the Child Support Agency!!!
Yes UJ it might interest you to know that they invariably chase the fathers who are already paying .
The scumbags who have umpteen children and pay nothing usually get away with it. If it were law to pay towards the upkeep of ones offspring they might be a bit more careful .
14-12-2017, 05:32 PM
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Re: Poverty today
Originally Posted by Uncle Joe
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A few years ago the Jobcetre were actually giving out mobile 'phones to claimants so that the claimant could apply for jobs texted to them from the jobcentre.
Never heard that one before .
14-12-2017, 05:33 PM
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Re: Poverty today
Originally Posted by Muddy
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I have never heard of schools doing washing for children .Who does it ?
A broken machine does not preclude washing clothles you know.
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We were desperate to do anything to keep the children in school. We found that by ocassionally washing their clothes, we could minimize the bullying and humiliation some experience - and they were more likely to show up to class.
By the way, the homelessness for most of these familie was driven by waing of affordable housing (foreign investoris driving up home prices) and wages that weren't keeping up with housing prices.
14-12-2017, 05:39 PM
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Re: Poverty today
Originally Posted by summer
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Actually Roxy I would say a phone was vital as is access to the internet if you are looking for work. It used to be that job vacancies were advertised in the local paper in situations vacant but its all changed now. Vacancies are posted on the web and people also have to have up to date CVs, it must be very difficult to job search without a phone and internet access.
14-12-2017, 05:49 PM
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Re: Poverty today
Originally Posted by Uncle Joe
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A few years ago the Jobcetre were actually giving out mobile 'phones to claimants so that the claimant could apply for jobs texted to them from the jobcentre.
14-12-2017, 05:58 PM
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Re: Poverty today
Originally Posted by CeeCee
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When I volunteered at our village library the four computers were regularly used by people job searching or updating their CV's. The printer was behind our desk because the users had to pay 10p per A4 printout, so I would see what they were doing, but obviously did not read it, always placed it face down for them.
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