Should our unemployed be forced to pick fruit?

[poppet2 13]

Also it would be interesting to know the unemployment figures for people, who have an history of not lasting very long in a job, before being unemployed again.

 

Difficult these days due to new employment practices of zero hour contracts and other temporary work.

[Squiggs 11]

If they are picking fruit that is EMPLOYMENT and they should be paid a wage, not benefits

 

Or else why don't we do away with all blue-collar employment and make people work for a state benefit?

[martin6 10]

Benefits pay more than picking fruit so why bother

 

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The benefits cap of £23k is equivalent to £16 per hour

 

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And you mugs work for a living

[andyofborg 11]

 

The benefits cap of £23k is equivalent to £16 per hour

 

 

are you sure about that?

[martin6 10]

are you sure about that?

 

Er, what do you think it is your leftie world £2 ?

[Guest sibon]

Er, what do you think it is your leftie world £2 ?

 

I make it about £11 per hour, but I don't have my IQ as part of my username

[mikem8634 10]

I make it about £11 per hour, but I don't have my IQ as part of my username

 

Beautiful.

[999tigger 10]

Benefits pay more than picking fruit so why bother

 

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The benefits cap of £23k is equivalent to £16 per hour

 

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And you mugs work for a living

 

Wouldnt that depend entirely on what benefits people are getting?

Single people on benefits do not get £23k or anyhing like it.

 

How do you get £23k per year working out at £16 an hour?

 

https://www.gov.uk/jobseekers-allowance/overview

 

Says it is £73.10 if over 25 and £57.90 for under 25. So between £3,000- £3,800 per year.

[swede1973 10]

If i was young and single i would rather pick fruit than claim benefits. Forcing people to pick fruit for benefits is wrong.

[Cyclone 10]

Benefits pay more than picking fruit so why bother

 

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The benefits cap of £23k is equivalent to £16 per hour

 

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And you mugs work for a living

 

That's a cap. Do you understand what that means?

[I1L2T3 10]

I make it about £11 per hour, but I don't have my IQ as part of my username

 

To be fair a take home income of £23000 would require a person to have a gross hourly rate of £15-16.

 

I can see the point that is being made. Its a bit simplistic but the £16 figure is not without some sort of basis.

[tinfoilhat 11]

If i was young and single i would rather pick fruit than claim benefits. Forcing people to pick fruit for benefits is wrong.

 

That's a fair point - being young and single you get sweet sod all in hand outs. Even on minimum wage you'd be up. But a couple unemployed with two kids? Minimum wage for one won't touch it, and on a temp basis is it worth screwing everything else up?