When is a job not a job ?

[Keith Tindell]

No more tax allowance on your mortgage John, I think that stopped some years ago. I think with social housing whe n they sold off to the occupants was very noble, but they did not build more. I think buying your own house means you have to give up a lot for years, things like holidays, cars etc, but people think you can do all that without a struggle, and still have it all, cannot be done.kt

[Keith Tindell]

As Jim says ref 27, high unemployment in his area, same here on the IOW. When say unemployment falling, how many in the figure of employed are on zero hours contract, part time work, where you can get it.kt

[Jim Brady]

what is the reason for that jim....in your view...cappy

I haven't got a clue to be honest cappy,maybe more people than what there are jobs.My three grand children are in work including the lad with cerebral palsy.He is 21 now, just passed his test (adapted car) football is his life.He is paid by Liverpool FC,the foundation fund disabled football for young and old,he coaches the young team and wheelchair lads Friday night.Saturday morning (he stays here Friday night)he is up 7am his mum or dad pick him up about 8am,off to Manchester to train for the NW cerebral palsy team.They play their games at ST.Georges where the England team train,play agaist NE.SE.SW they won the treble last year.I think of him as going to play football but he realy enjoys saying,I wont be down Wednesday I'm working.
Regards.
Jim.B.

[cappy]

I haven't got a clue to be honest cappy,maybe more people than what there are jobs.My three grand children are in work including the lad with cerebral palsy.He is 21 now, just passed his test (adapted car) football is his life.He is paid by Liverpool FC,the foundation fund disabled football for young and old,he coaches the young team and wheelchair lads Friday night.Saturday morning (he stays here Friday night)he is up 7am his mum or dad pick him up about 8am,off to Manchester to train for the NW cerebral palsy team.They play their games at ST.Georges where the England team train,play agaist NE.SE.SW they won the treble last year.I think of him as going to play football but he realy enjoys saying,I wont be down Wednesday I'm working.
Regards.
Jim.B.

you surely must be proud of him jim these are the stories that shold be shown to the public ......that is the strength of what families can do when they pull together .....i sometimes think on this great site we have more than a fair proportion of doom mongers......perhaps they should spend time reading about that young man....regards and respect to the boy and his family ...that is truly a plus story ..regards cappy

[j.sabourn]

#30 #31 Something else I didn't know. Aint life wonderful. Will have to be quite as don't realize what goes on in UK now. By all the doom and gloom am probably sitting in the best place. Was talking on the phone to my brother the other day, he is paid peanuts and doesn't say much about anything, is 64 now and says he will never retire. Says he cant put us up now if go to UK as has sold all the beds apart from his own. Is this something to do with this bed tax or whatever it is called. He wouldn't moan about it to me. But since my mother died he has lost all the concessions she had re the house. They and myself moved into it in 1948 and was astonished at the amount of rent he had to pay now compared to his earnings. He was born in 1953 and has lived there all his life. JS

[Jim Brady]

The bedroom tax wont affect your brother John,he is employed and not on benefits.Bedroom tax affects people having their full rent paid,they have their benefit cut by so much per room.A single person in a two bedroom house would lose something like £14.00 per week.
Regards.
Jim.B.

[cappy]

#31 Something else I didn't know. Aint life wonderful. Will have to be quite as don't realize what goes on in UK now. By all the doom and gloom am probably sitting in the best place. Was talking on the phone to my brother the other day, he is paid peanuts and doesn't say much about anything, is 64 now and says he will never retire. Says he cant put us up now if go to UK as has sold all the beds apart from his own. Is this something to do with this bed tax or whatever it is called. He wouldn't moan about it to me. But since my mother died he has lost all the concessions she had re the house. They and myself moved into it in 1948 and was astonished at the amount of rent he had to pay now compared to his earnings. He was born in 1953 and has lived there all his life. JS

dont know a lot in that area john ..i only know that some folk lived by themselves in three bedroomed or two bedroom houses and as there is such shortage of housing...some bright spark said this is not right ...but what options given are not something i know about perhaps others can clarify.....cappy

[Jim Brady]

The option is if you are living alone in a 2 or 3 bedroom house get a one bedroom flat,the problem is try and find one.
Regards.
Jim.B.

[Louis the fly]

The doom mongers referred to are people such doctors , health care providers , social workers , child care experts , school teachers , housing officials , charities such as Help the Aged plus many more who are on the front line. But of course they do not know what they are talking about and are all wrong.

[cappy]

[QUOTE=Louis the fly;245663]The doom mongers referred to are people such doctors , health care providers , social workers , child care experts , school teachers , housing officials , charities such as Help the Aged plus many more who are on the front line. But of course they do not know what they are talking about and are all wrong.[/QUOjeez louis you are the biggest doom monger i know ......say cheese for a change ...cappy