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I completely agree with you , sorry if I didnt come across too clear.
I myself applied for a job some time back and was outdone by a polish fella.:mad:

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I went back to work when my kids were age 5 & 6 for 4 days a week and managed well financially before that I worked at the weekends

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right, ive just been down and sat there for two hours for them to tell me nothing i didnt already know...basically whats going to happen is that as from November this year they are taking lone parents off benefits and putting them on job seekers allowance, you will have to prove that you have applied for as many jobs as possible in the two weeks between signing on, theres only so long you can be on job seekers too before they take you off that

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I think thats the major problem, it appears to me that as British there is not as strong a support network as other nationalities, making it easy for them to work etc.

Think about it, we all laugh or comment on families of poles or whoever livving in a small house to cut down outgoings, or shring the responsibilities. You have a strong family netwrok, it enables the individuals to work for less money as the outgoings are split, work unsocial hours etc etc etc.

Businesses are more family run, and family ties are stronger. I know of a number of asian families that are able to afford lovely houses, posh cars etc because the family arrangement. And in this day and age, who can blame them.

I may be wrong, just my opinion

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There was a similar story as early as 1960 when the 1st Pakistanis were arriving in this country. In those rows of terraced houses where there was no division in the loft area there were, reportedly, row upon row of immigrants sleeping between the rafters from one end of the terrace to the other. It may have been true, on the other hand it may be an urban myth, I never heard of a loft lodger falling through anyone's ceiling. ;)

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Thats what I am getting at Willow. When I was working I was paying £500 per month out of my wage for my little ones childcare. I had no help from tax credits etc. Its ridiculous

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Thats the problem i am having atm.....

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So ya get a job, ya have child care paid for, but what about the rent?, can ya still afford that, because ya probably wont get full housing benefit now ya working or council tax!

....and what if the child is ill? what then?...I doubt ya employer will let ya have time off, do you?

so all ya lone parents out there, will ya be better off.......I dont think so:(

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Depends on the level of childcare you need. I was better off working and my daughter going to a childminder after school than I was on the very brief time I had on benefits. Also depends on what you earn of course.

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Some working mums with husbands have a hard time when they have a man like this

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Working mums with husbands like that don't qualify as single parents though ;)

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It is like having an extra child

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I am glad you said some. Do you ever say good things about men?