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Mar 17, 2014 01:52PM
One way or another Derek will be back, but I will miss you in the mean time mate. Take care, :)
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Allie wrote: "Didn't mean to take away from Derek's situation, just letting him know he wasn't alone! Terri - the whole government welfare system SUCKS here. Too many families that have 8 crack babies from 6 d..."
Wow what a mess.
Our welfare is less complicated and messed up, but then I guess we have a much smaller population than the US so it is easier to police the welfare system.
Over here they don't send you a cheque you have to go in every two weeks and report in before you get paid.
This from the dole website:
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To keep receiving Newstart Allowance, you need to report to us, usually each fortnight, to make sure you are still eligible and getting paid the right amount.
In most cases, you need to report before you can be paid. You need to report on the date shown on your Reporting Statement or on the next working day. Your payments are paid into your bank account each fortnight.
What to report
You need to report your:
income from employment
Job-search activities
approved activities
changes in circumstance
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Had a look at my GR challenge again because I could have sworn I had read more than five books this year so far...but it is true..it is all true. Only 5 books in two and a half months. I have not read so few books for a long time.
Ah well. Now I am back in full swing again, I think I'll get my reading rate back on track.
Terri wrote: "Had a look at my GR challenge again because I could have sworn I had read more than five books this year so far...but it is true..it is all true. Only 5 books in two and a half months. I have not ..."
Well, you did have an excuse. I've had no excuses (and more time!) and still didn't read as much as normal. Went thru a very rare slump in February and just now getting back to reading :/
Thats how it works for me Terri here, last one this friday.
Terri wrote: "Allie wrote: "Didn't mean to take away from Derek's situation, just letting him know he wasn't alone! Terri - the whole government welfare system SUCKS here. Too many families that have 8 crack b..."
Technically I think its deposited into a bank account instead of an actual paper check but you get the drift. How is one to keep check? They are supposed to. So if they deposit $$ in your account, naturally people are going to use it.
Portia wrote: "OK, so now I am really beginning to worry. The events in Eastern Europe are so similar to the events preceding WWII. My ancestors came from Lithuanian. That country, along with many others, was ..."Yeah I must admit I am beginning to get a bit jittery too. Expelling ethnic Russians though will only, I feel, antagonise the situation. Financially isolate Putin and his cronies and hit them hard in the pocket I think is the right way to go. I stop watching the news as it depresses me so much. I remember the sixties and seventies and more recently after 9/11 and the feeling of doom at times, which only drags you down.
On the other hand I think of Derek's situation and know I'm not in a bad place and things could be a lot worse.
In 2009 I lost my job after 35 years after a management cull, with no redundancy pay and 2 months wages. I thought that was the end of my working life but thankfully got a job after a year or so at the age of 56. So Derek always look on the bright side, I know how you feel, and there is work and hope out there.
Keep smiling and be positive.
Omg, Haydn that's awful. I'm glad you found the light at the end of the tunnel!
Gretchen wrote: "To sum up how social welfare programs work in the USA, today I watched a woman buy $400 worth of groceries with her EBT (a government provided card that has money deposited on it every month for th..."In Britain if you are disabled it's worse than being unemployed, disabled people are treated as if they are scroungers and an underclass. My wife is classed as disabled. Her disability allowance was stopped as a government medical deemed her fit for work, despite the fact she can't drive, use machinery, work with the public etc. Three appeals and a court hearing all of which cost up to £30,000 finally concluded she WAS disabled and started paying disability allowance. This all took 18 months and a lot of worry to conclude.
Kicking you whilst you are down is what I call it, others may call it deficit reduction.
Ha, could always move to the U.S. All you need is a stubbed toe.On a serious note, again, that's awful! I'm glad they finally came around. Its such a shame that people who legitimately need it, have to go thru such loops and hurdles while you have deadbeats that cheat the system (and get away with it!) living like kings.
Allie wrote: "Ha, could always move to the U.S. All you need is a stubbed toe.On a serious note, again, that's awful! I'm glad they finally came around. Its such a shame that people who legitimately need it, h..."
Unfortunately it was all down to the company carrying out the medicals being paid for the amount of people they got off the allowance. Any subsequent appeal or court appearances did not penalise the company for a wrongful appraisal, so they still got there money. A flawed system.
Haydn wrote: "Gretchen wrote: "To sum up how social welfare programs work in the USA, today I watched a woman buy $400 worth of groceries with her EBT (a government provided card that has money deposited on it e..."Similar experiences but found ATOS brilliant with my case & the DWP the problem. complete bag o shyte are the DWP.
Andy wrote: "Haydn wrote: "Gretchen wrote: "To sum up how social welfare programs work in the USA, today I watched a woman buy $400 worth of groceries with her EBT (a government provided card that has money dep..."As bad as each other was what we found, but we were just caught in the middle, and no help.
Haydn wrote: "Andy wrote: "Haydn wrote: "Gretchen wrote: "To sum up how social welfare programs work in the USA, today I watched a woman buy $400 worth of groceries with her EBT (a government provided card that ..."Aye ive heard similar with the two sides finger pointing near the end, think ATOS got so fed up with taking all the blame that they finally pulled the plug on the contract. My ATOS assessor (doctor) was horrified they MADE me come to be accessed when she read my condition(s), couldnt apologise & help enough, sorted my monies out in 5 days of seeing her after the prior 12 months of aggro.
Its all shyte really. C'est la vie, keep smiling.
I am so sorry Derek. Will miss you here and keep my fingers crossed for you so that you return soon making lots of money.
Haydn wrote: "Three appeals and a court hearing all of which cost up to £30,000 finally concluded she WAS disabled and started paying disability allowance."Gee that's a financial commitment. Did the givernment pay any of the expenses after you won? Or did you have to pay the full amount.
I think the legal system charges far too much money for their services.
I see the MH 370 memes have started. I should be disgusted, but when I get one that has Gilligan, Skipper and The Professor standing beside a Malaysian Airlines 777 I couldn't help but giggle.
Margaret wrote: "I see the MH 370 memes have started. I should be disgusted, but when I get one that has Gilligan, Skipper and The Professor standing beside a Malaysian Airlines 777 I couldn't help but giggle."Didn't you hear? The search is over. Courtney Love says she knows where the plane crashed.
I saw that Margaret,mans will admit, I more than giggled. Lol
I showed it to my boss. He couldn't stop laughing either.
Margaret wrote: "I see the MH 370 memes have started. I should be disgusted, but when I get one that has Gilligan, Skipper and The Professor standing beside a Malaysian Airlines 777 I couldn't help but giggle."Omg. I don't want to smile at that...but I cannot help it...:|
Terri wrote: "Margaret wrote: "I see the MH 370 memes have started. I should be disgusted, but when I get one that has Gilligan, Skipper and The Professor standing beside a Malaysian Airlines 777 I couldn't hel..."I think for a certain generation, it's absolutely impossible not to at least smile at it.
Just a quick check in as I'm borrowing my cousins computer. Thank you all so much for you kind words & support. It really means a lot to me & definitely helps me to keep a positive, optimistic outlook on things. :) Thanks all!
Derek wrote: "Just a quick check in as I'm borrowing my cousins computer. Thank you all so much for you kind words & support. It really means a lot to me & definitely helps me to keep a positive, optimistic outl..."Dont let the so and so get you down mate.
Derek wrote: "Just a quick check in as I'm borrowing my cousins computer. Thank you all so much for you kind words & support. It really means a lot to me & definitely helps me to keep a positive, optimistic outl..."Good to see you in for a stop by.
Terri wrote: "Haydn wrote: "Three appeals and a court hearing all of which cost up to £30,000 finally concluded she WAS disabled and started paying disability allowance."Gee that's a financial commitment. Did ..."
The government paid it all as part of the appeals process. Didn't cost us a penny. The problem was that my wife's doctor certified she couldn't work, she has epilepsy, but the powers that be wouldn't accept that decision. So they wasted £30,000 on an open and shut case.
The fun part was watching them backtrack when my solicitor asked if my wife was now allowed to drive, now she wasn't disabled. The answer was "No". "Why not" asked the solicitor? "Because she has Epilepsy" came the reply. "Therefore she is disabled is she not?"
They could only agree.
It was that simple, but it cost the taxpayer a lot of money to get that simple fact through to them!
Derek wrote: "Just a quick check in as I'm borrowing my cousins computer. Thank you all so much for you kind words & support. It really means a lot to me & definitely helps me to keep a positive, optimistic outl..."Here you are! Keep going, Derek. In bocca al lupo! ( > break your leg)
Thanks to your cousin for letting you use the computer, Derek. Now you can drop by and hang out with us more than expected. :)
I'm actually at my library right now & my allotted time is almost up, but my cousin is being a big help to me right now. I'm certainly thankful to have a family member here in my town. I'm gonna try & hang out as much as possible. :)
Derek wrote: "I'm actually at my library right now & my allotted time is almost up, but my cousin is being a big help to me right now. I'm certainly thankful to have a family member here in my town. I'm gonna tr..."Did the library have any of our April group read books? That would help to keep some normalcy in your life, if you could join in on a group read. ;D
Right, and you'd still maintain the connection with us through one of the books.
Great idea! I'm glad you have some support with you Derek. There plenty here for you too!! :))))
A friend of mine came across this article by a pilot regarding MH370. It makes more sense than anything else I have read.http://www.wired.com/autopia/2014/03/...
Me too, and thats for 7 to 11 years old, try the others. ;)
Haha. Actually, I don't think I'd have passed if I was still a kid. My school sucked. Didn't learn a thing. I was reading at three, learned it all on my own. Now, this genius needs to go to bed :)
Mark wrote: "History quizzeshttp://m.historyextra.com/quiz/beat-t..."
9/10 Thought the Wm the B######d was too obvious, so went for Wm II.
There is no way I would have answered any of that quiz right in school. Up until about 5 years ago I don't think I would have gotten more than a couple actually.
6/10: but can't believe I got the nettles question wrong.
Jane wrote: "6/10: but can't believe I got the nettles question wrong."Great minds think alike eh ;)
7/10. I could waste so much time on BBC Magazine quizzes.
Andy wrote: "Nettles pmsl :( 9/10"Me too. Stupid nettles!
I tried all the other year quizzes too, I am very bad. Especially year 8, I got 9 wrong! :)
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