Having worked for over 35 years and paid tax and insurance, why is it impossible to get help when I need it. I had to give up work through ill health and when I tried to find a job when I recovered, my widow's benefit was taken off the job-seeker's allowance because 'you can't have an overlapping benefit' and I was left with £6.50 as a 'job seeker's allowance"
It's like paying your salary to the bank for 35 years and then asking for some back, then being told 'sorrry, we are not giving you any back, we've given it to Jo Blogs instead. No he hasn't given us any at all so we've given him yours'. I'm not one to be on benefits if I can manage without, by using my savings. But now the savings have gone in living expenses and it's so demoralising asking for some of my contributions back.
2006-06-27
11:30:31
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