Originally Posted by mamoon2

And when exactly did we come out of a recession?

Originally Posted by EOEUMC

I have worked, that is true but around 12 months before I was made redundent from a lettings agency and then I signed on. I was told that I would not get anything apart from my stamp/national insurance paid So I signed on for 6 months and then stopped.
The reason why I didn't get anything was becasue around 18 months previous I was unemployed and signed on for 6 months. I was then told that i wouldn't get any money after the 26 weeks and that I couldn't sign on (was signing on for contribution based) any more. So I signed off. So as I didn't earn enough money within the previous 2 years to warrent any benefit, I would get naff all the. So after I left the funeral job I didn't bother going to the job centre as I knew the response would be the same as before.

So although I have worked I hadn't paid enough in to what ever it is they call it, for me to be able to get anything out of it!

The last time I did go to the JC I said to woman there "I bet if I was from another country, I would get some money" to which she replied, "I am sorry, but I can not comment on that, sorry" lol

Originally Posted by Chip

Why don't you make good use of your time and do some charity work.

You'd be surprised how much satisfaction you get from helping others not as fortunate as yourself.

Chip