I resigned from my job, what benefits if any can i claim....

[Nibble]

This is the real reason a man invented sunglasses...........

is it not,for strolling along with the wife, a quick glance here and there.........

They never know a thing.........

Do they............

Quite. One of the best things my ex said to me as we were strolling along the seafront one summer's morning, she caught me gawping at a particularly well presented pair of breasts and her reaction? " I saw that, but hey, if a man cant steal a glance at a lovely pair of tits on a Sunday morning what's the world coming to, they were great weren't they" Good girl!

 

[Perkino]

If I was the PM you'd get hungry and homeless very quickly.

Go get a job, and don't come on here boasting about how we are funding your better life for you kid when some of us bairly manage to scrape together the money to buy our on food let alone yours

 

[skipper734]

If I was the PM you'd get hungry and homeless very quickly.

Go get a job, and don't come on here boasting about how we are funding your better life for you kid when some of us bairly manage to scrape together the money to buy our on food let alone yours

Read the thread, not just the tagline, and try not to judge a book by it's cover.

 

[Nibble]

If I was the PM you'd get hungry and homeless very quickly.

Go get a job, and don't come on here boasting about how we are funding your better life for you kid when some of us bairly manage to scrape together the money to buy our on food let alone yours

Jesus! The man is making a change in his life, moving his family to a place they will be happier, looking for work and trying to set himself up in Brighton again. If he looks for a little bit of help to establish himself while he finds work from a system he has paid into all his life then good for him. God knows we all pay through the nose in many ways to the government. And for the record he isn't taking anyone's money, he is using the national insurance he has paid for years to support his family while he establishes himself. This, if you don't understand the benefits system, is exactly what you pay national insurance for, so that when you are out of work after paying tax for years you can use it to get by. After 6 months, when his NI contributions run out he will then be eligible for the benefits others pay for and it sounds to me he is doing all he can to avoid that.

 

[South Coast Eagle]

Nice work.

PF - Do you know if it is easy to 'sign off' as being self-employed. I have had to turf in the old job for health reasons.

I am signing on next week, but not sure if I can going by the advice gifted on this thread.

Not one to normally talk about my own situation, especially seeing that I'm anti dole blagging but after having back surgery at such a young age (32) my doctor's told me to leave my job as the stress makes my condition worse.

I've handed in my notice & instaed of looking for a new career I'm looking for a job instead. I'll be working in Wetherspoons for minimum wage while I look for a 'proper job' but I'd rather work like a bitch for pittance than sit at home while my wife goes out to earn a decent wage.

There's no need to go on the dole. There's work, albeit crap, available. Why do you need to sign on when you're fit to work?

F*cking lazy, that's all.

 

[Nibble]

Not one to normally talk about my own situation, especially seeing that I'm anti dole blagging but after having back surgery at such a young age (32) my doctor's told me to leave my job as the stress makes my condition worse.

I've handed in my notice & instaed of looking for a new career I'm looking for a job instead. I'll be working in Wetherspoons for minimum wage while I look for a 'proper job' but I'd rather work like a bitch for pittance than sit at home while my wife goes out to earn a decent wage.

There's no need to go on the dole. There's work, albeit crap, available. Why do you need to sign on when you're fit to work?

F*cking lazy, that's all.

I agree to a certain extent, however, finding a job, any kind of job can take time. You answer the ad, or solicit work, you go for interview, you wait for decision. That can take anything from a week to 6 weeks. If you ahve a child on the way and can get a few weeks help then my opinion is take it. Also, what people don't realise is tha the jobcentre can help you find work through various means.

 

[South Coast Eagle]

I agree to a certain extent, however, finding a job, any kind of job can take time. You answer the ad, or solicit work, you go for interview, you wait for decision. That can take anything from a week to 6 weeks. If you ahve a child on the way and can get a few weeks help then my opinion is take it. Also, what people don't realise is tha the jobcentre can help you find work through various means.

Wetherspoons were advertising for staff. I walked in, enquired & walked out with a start date. If you apply to newspaper adverts then it takes time. They have a deadline for applications & will take you on when the person who's leaving has worked their notice.

Shit jobs want people to start immediately because, for example, the chef's gone AWOL & they need immediate start.

I'm holding out for another managerial position in a good company, I have a very good degree & know I can do better than pour pints & microwave a curry but as long as I have money coming in I feel like I'm serving a purpose. I refuse to let my wife have to worry about paying bills on her hard earned wages when I'm sat at home watching Frasier & eating all the food in the larder.

If you really want to work you will accept anything, it looks better on your CV working a shit job rather than not working especially if the only jobs available are not good enough for you to do.

 

[Nibble]

Wetherspoons were advertising for staff. I walked in, enquired & walked out with a start date. If you apply to newspaper adverts then it takes time. They have a deadline for applications & will take you on when the person who's leaving has worked their notice.

Shit jobs want people to start immediately because, for example, the chef's gone AWOL & they need immediate start.

I'm holding out for another managerial position in a good company, I have a very good degree & know I can do better than pour pints & microwave a curry but as long as I have money coming in I feel like I'm serving a purpose. I refuse to let my wife have to worry about paying bills on her hard earned wages when I'm sat at home watching Frasier & eating all the food in the larder.

If you really want to work you will accept anything, it looks better on your CV working a shit job rather than not working especially if the only jobs available are not good enough for you to do.

Agree with all the above.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Why do you need to sign on when you're fit to work?

F*cking lazy, that's all.

I think you're being a bit harsh here. Mr Freakout appears to be a hard working chap who I would say has taken a rather bold and positive decision for his family. And also remember his daughter is only about 6 months old I think. I dont begrudge him taking some out some of the money he has been paying into for years until he sorts himself out. Good luck to him.

 

[Nibble]

I think you're being a bit harsh here. Mr Freakout appears to be a hard working chap who I would say has taken a rather bold and positive decision for his family. And also remember his daughter is only about 6 months old I think. I dont begrudge him taking some out some of the money he has been paying into for years until he sorts himself out. Good luck to him.

 

[South Coast Eagle]

I think you're being a bit harsh here. Mr Freakout appears to be a hard working chap who I would say has taken a rather bold and positive decision for his family. And also remember his daughter is only about 6 months old I think. I dont begrudge him taking some out some of the money he has been paying into for years until he sorts himself out. Good luck to him.

Work is work, regardless of how you look at it.

I did not mean my post against the original poster, I have left a very well paid job (£27 p/h) to work for minimum wage.

I would not dream of coming on to a message board asking for approval to stop earning and take benefits instead.

Harsh? I think not.

 

[Nibble]

Work is work, regardless of how you look at it.

I did not mean my post against the original poster, I have left a very well paid job (£27 p/h) to work for minimum wage.

I would not dream of coming on to a message board asking for approval to stop earning and take benefits instead.

Harsh? I think not.

Well then you are an idiot. You clearly don't understand the system. He would only be taking the money he has already paid in. While you are stuck in your job at Wetherspoons for the next God knows how long, as these "temporary" jobs tend to work out, he may have been on benefit for 6 weeks, then found a better job and start paying way more tax than you will in your barman job. So in about 2 months, when he finds the work he is skilled at, he will be contributing more to society than you will in your current position, making up way more in taxes than he took from benefits. And again to reiterate, he is only going to be withdrawing money he has already paid in. It is not coming out of yours or anybodies taxes.

While you have a right to feel proud about getting your job, he also has a right to better himself and look at the long game.

 

[Barrel of Fun]

I wasn't looking for approval. I was voicing my support in favour of Psychobilly and sharing a similar tale.

In my case, it is not that straightforward. Both afflictions that I suffer from make things incredibly difficult to find work. I haven't been working since before Christmas and it is only now that I am considering signing on for a limited period. It will certainly open some doors and help me get the support I need. That is all.

But thank you, nonetheless, for taking the time out to abuse me.

 

[South Coast Eagle]

Well then you are an idiot. You clearly don't understand the system. He would only be taking the money he has already paid in. While you are stuck in your job at Wetherspoons for the next God knows how long, as these "temporary" jobs tend to work out, he may have been on benefit for 6 weeks, then found a better job and start paying way more tax than you will in your barman job. So in about 2 months, when he finds the work he is skilled at, he will be contributing more to society than you will in your current position, making up way more in taxes than he took from benefits. And again to reiterate, he is only going to be withdrawing money he has already paid in. It is not coming out of yours or anybodies taxes.

While you have a right to feel proud about getting your job, he also has a right to better himself and look at the long game.

So, you agreed with my post originally and now you don't?

That's just a little hypocritical do you not think? Just because your peers have a differing opinion.

Am I proud that I worked my way through university at my own cost, no loans, no grants, just my own money?

Yes.

Am I proud that my previous job got to me so much that I decided to leave it?

No.

Am I proud that I now have a bar job instead of what I was previously doing that earned me kudos in a cut throat industry?

Yes.

Why?

Because instead of getting dole, council tax benefit & my rent paid for me I'm going to do a job that although many will not do it to, I will, so that I will pay my own bills rather than having someone else who pays large amounts of income tax 'pay' my bills for me.

It does make me laugh that I'm getting mocked for being upstanding while your on-line friend who just happens to support the same football team as you do gets lauded for 'being brave'

F*ck right off!

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

I wasn't looking for approval. I was voicing my support in favour of Psychobilly and sharing a similar tale.

In my case, it is not that straightforward. Both afflictions that I suffer from make things incredibly difficult to find work. I haven't been working since before Christmas and it is only now that I am considering signing on for a limited period. It will certainly open some doors and help me get the support I need. That is all.

But thank you, nonetheless, for taking the time out to abuse me.

I think some posters to this site need to realise there is a difference between using benefits for what they are intended for, and going professional on the welfare system. If someone who has been working most of their life wants to take some time out for the better, for pretty much any reason, then good luck to them. I'd actually go further and suggest that as a long term contributer it's your right. If you cannot get some benefit from your own payments what's the point?

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

So, you agreed with my post originally and now you don't?

That's just a little hypocritical do you not think? Just because your peers have a differing opinion.

Am I proud that I worked my way through university at my own cost, no loans, no grants, just my own money?

Yes.

Am I proud that my previous job got to me so much that I decided to leave it?

No.

Am I proud that I now have a bar job instead of what I was previously doing that earned me kudos in a cut throat industry?

Yes.

Why?

Because instead of getting dole, council tax benefit & my rent paid for me I'm going to do a job that although many will not do it to, I will, so that I will pay my own bills rather than having someone else who pays large amounts of income tax 'pay' my bills for me.

It does make me laugh that I'm getting mocked for being upstanding while your on-line friend who just happens to support the same football team as you do gets lauded for 'being brave'

F*ck right off!

You're getting all Michael Barrymore on us.

 

[csider]

I am moving to Back to Brighton March the 1st, and have resigned from my job in North London as it is too far to travel to be here by 7.30am in the morning and a 5'oclock finish would not see me home untill 7.30pm. I know this may sound lame to many out there and i expect a bit of abuse over this.

However i have moved to Brighton as i have a four month old daughter and would like a better life for her. My wife works for a central london council and is on much more than me, but is in the middle of 8 months off maternity leave at present.(she has to go back for 6 months at least otherwise will have to repay the maternity pay, before applying for a similar job around sussex)

I am pretty sure i can find work in my line of work, even if i have to go back full time on the tools, However i was just wondering if the worst came to the worst, would i be entitled to any benefits of any kind ? And even if i dont need them when the time lapse arrives after applying should i start just in case? We will own our home,but do not have a massive amount of savings. I have tried looking on cab website and other so called helpfull websites but cant seem to see if i should,could or whatever.

thank you in advance

None, cos you resigned. Also if living with someone you wont be able to claim.

 

[South Coast Eagle]

You're getting all Michael Barrymore on us.

I never once mentioned drowning a poof in a pool so I think not.

I am glad to see that you will all stick up for a Brighton fan scrounging off all of you. If he was a Turkish immigrant collecting the keys to his brand new all expenses paid council flat I expect that you'll all be outraged to Daily Mail proportions.

A scrounger's a scrounger what ever way you try to jazz it up.

The OP's already stated that he's fit to work but you still defend that we all pay obscene tax to cover a lifestyle that he accepts as being a bit cheeky. Congratulations.

 

[wellquickwoody]

Well then you are an idiot. You clearly don't understand the system. He would only be taking the money he has already paid in. While you are stuck in your job at Wetherspoons for the next God knows how long, as these "temporary" jobs tend to work out, he may have been on benefit for 6 weeks, then found a better job and start paying way more tax than you will in your barman job. So in about 2 months, when he finds the work he is skilled at, he will be contributing more to society than you will in your current position, making up way more in taxes than he took from benefits. And again to reiterate, he is only going to be withdrawing money he has already paid in. It is not coming out of yours or anybodies taxes.

While you have a right to feel proud about getting your job, he also has a right to better himself and look at the long game.

And you, as a looney left winger, believe in sponging off the state when you could be working. You probably believe in all the other products of 13 years of Labour excuses.

I've made my peace with Billy but I still feel that people should feel a responsibility to provide for themselves before turning to others to do it for them.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

I am glad to see that you will all stick up for a Brighton fan scrounging off all of you. If he was a Turkish immigrant collecting the keys to his brand new all expenses paid council flat I expect that you'll all be outraged to Daily Mail proportions.

Er, but he isnt. Let's just deal with the facts as Mr Freakout presented them.

I read The Guardian by the way. My heart bleeds, I dont do outrage.