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Re: Benefit cuts for single parents
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Originally Posted by jaysay
It seems that the Government are about to start a witch hunt on single parents for children aged 12 and over (7 and over in two years time) They face losing 40% of their benefits if they can't prove they are actively seeking work. I know nearly everybody has a view on this issue, but for my own part I think they are treading on very dangerous ground, for on, no two peoples circumstances are the same, and there are a lot of single parents would love to go back to work, but at a time when unemployment is likely to rise to close on 3 million, this may not be the right time to embark on this action
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My grandmother, who you knew, was widowed with two small children to bring up alone.
There was no option but to go out to work, and even if there was, once her children were at school she'd have gone out grafting anyway.
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