13-12-2017, 11:36 AM
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The other issue is that people who are signed off work by a GP can be told by the DWP that they are fit for work and must look for it else lose their benefits .The example given was a man in his fifties who was diagnosed with depression and PTSD who doctors note was overruled by the job centre.
13-12-2017, 11:38 AM
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Originally Posted by Muddy
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Listening to LBC Poverty today .
The return of rickets ,parents fainting in the playground through malnutrition and bringing in their mobiles to charge in school as their electricity has been cut off .
Is this true ?
Skint, living in poverty but......needing to charge their mobiles because they can/'t afford the electricity
13-12-2017, 11:41 AM
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Many carry mobiles for safety tpin, they don't have a landline the mobile is far cheaper. My colleagues use them just for emergencies as we don't have public phones any more but they need to know their kids are ok while they are working. I wouldn't say they are a luxury these days you can get a basic for £20 and many have ones they have been given, payg at a couple of pounds a month. Not a great expense.
13-12-2017, 11:42 AM
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Originally Posted by Tpin
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The irony.....is it only me that see's this?Skint, living in poverty but......needing to charge their mobiles because they can/'t afford the electricity
13-12-2017, 11:44 AM
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Originally Posted by Julie1962
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Many carry mobiles for safety tpin, they don't have a landline the mobile is far cheaper. My colleagues use them just for emergencies as we don't have public phones any more but they need to know their kids are ok while they are working. I wouldn't say they are a luxury these days you can get a basic for £20 and many have ones they have been given, payg at a couple of pounds a month. Not a great expense.
How do you know they are for safety?
I don't buy it.....it's for nattering in many cases.
I also wonder if 40" TV's are included in the poverty they suffer.
13-12-2017, 11:50 AM
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Originally Posted by Muddy
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No Tpin I see it .I didn't own a mobile until I was in my forties .
The phone I have now is a basic Nokia one charge lasts for about two weeks.
Half wouldn't be seen dead without the latest Samsung or iPhone.
I don't doubt there are people living on the breadline, something that shouldn't be......but I question the latest definition of poverty and how some have got there, if at all.
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