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Old 14-04-2009, 17:31   #1
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Government proposals to stop benefits for Alcoholics & Drug Addicts.

100,000 Alcoholics & Drug Addicts and we are funding their addictions. Is the government therefore doing the right thing by stopping benefits unless these addicts receive treatment? Will this work or is it another crackpot scheme to win over the voters?
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Old 14-04-2009, 17:37   #2
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Re: Government proposals to stop benefits for Alcoholics & Drug Addicts.

about bloody time , hip hip hooooray
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Old 14-04-2009, 17:47   #3
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Re: Government proposals to stop benefits for Alcoholics & Drug Addicts.

Right thing in my book....but bet they dont implement it!!


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Old 14-04-2009, 17:59   #4
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Re: Government proposals to stop benefits for Alcoholics & Drug Addicts.

It is the right kind of thing thing to do, but then they will have to have jobs available when the benefit claimants are 'reformed' so given the current climate, could be a bit shortsighted, not much by way of surprise at all.
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Old 14-04-2009, 18:04   #5
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I agree fully with the idea, as long as there is help readily available on the NHS to help these people.

Also I think the idea should be extended to include all kinds of drug addicts claiming benefits e.g cigarette smokers.
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Old 14-04-2009, 18:15   #6
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seems reasonable to me...I would have thought they must have had some treatment to be able to get what I presume is a sickness benifit.
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Old 14-04-2009, 18:16   #7
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Re: Government proposals to stop benefits for Alcoholics & Drug Addicts.

Smokers dont get benefits towards thier addiction polly, but do contribute a sizeable amount towards the benefits/nhs system.
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Old 14-04-2009, 18:31   #8
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Re: Government proposals to stop benefits for Alcoholics & Drug Addicts.

if they will not seek help with the problem, stopping the dosh is fine by me. though n important point polly made. IF HELP IS AVAILABLE.
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Old 14-04-2009, 18:56   #9
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Re: Government proposals to stop benefits for Alcoholics & Drug Addicts.

And don't forget when an alcoholic spends £100 of benefits on booze the government get most of it back.Not like the people who squander it on food.
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Old 14-04-2009, 18:59   #10
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AA & Al-Anon are 2 charities that could guide the government in making a firm policy on treatment. Through research I know there are different types of Alcoholics & Drug Addicts. I also have the advantage of observing & talking to certain social groups claiming Alcoholism/Drug Addiction and receiving Incapacity Benefit/Income Support/Sickness Benefit. Might I also add the average amount they claim is £45.00 more than JSA, plus Housing & Council Tax Benefits. Why should this be? Their addictions have left them incapable of functioning properly until they have a drink/fix, yet people with genuine disablities are often unable to claim anything.
So folks, would it be fair to stop all alcoholic/drug addicts claiming Sickness type benefits in the first place? Should they just be able to claim JSA or it's equivalent and live on what the rest of the population is entitled to? Maybe we should make them do some community work as part of their rehabilitation and give them the chance to prove they can and do want to work.
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Old 14-04-2009, 20:02   #11
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I think they've "floated" this idea to divert us from the scandal of MPs expenses, they won't be stopping any benefits anytime soon.
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Old 14-04-2009, 20:07   #12
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when i was diagnosed with cancer i asked at accrington benefits office for money to buy ciggarettes and the woman looked at me liek i was insane , i argued that money was given to alcholics and druggies so why not

she said if i had cancer i should give up smoking and i said well alcholics shoud give up booze and druggies should give up drugs

seemed logical to me but i dont think it sank in as i didnt get a ciggy fund to buy ciggys
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Old 14-04-2009, 22:51   #13
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probably because this allowance does not exist.countless people have said to me that alcoholic and drug abusers get an allowance,its not true they get the same money everybody else on benefits get..dont know where this rumour comes from
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Old 14-04-2009, 23:54   #14
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probably because this allowance does not exist.countless people have said to me that alcoholic and drug abusers get an allowance,its not true they get the same money everybody else on benefits get..dont know where this rumour comes from
yes as discussed before it turns out they no longer give extra money to alcholics but reclassified them and allowed them to claim incapacity benefit and disability living allowance but they used to get extra seperate payments for booze

either way they get more money than some poor sod having to survive on job seekers allowance just because they got a habbit which is unfair

jobseekers allowance is a pittance and people struggle like hell just because they dont have a habbit to fall back onto and get extra money for
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probably because this allowance does not exist.countless people have said to me that alcoholic and drug abusers get an allowance,its not true they get the same money everybody else on benefits get..dont know where this rumour comes from
I know what you are saying cmon but I think where it comes from is if you are able to work you are only entitled to JSA but if you are sick through alcohol/drugs you may well get ESA/IB (although IB is no longer available to new claimants) and dependant on how you are affected you may well be able to claim DLA too.

however the govt by bringing in ESA instead of incapacity benefit should help catch those that are pulling a fast one be it drink/drugs/or anything else due to the assessments they now have to go through and also for the first 12 weeks of ESA it is at the same rate as JSA
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