Feel free to register on the site to leave comments specifying whether you think your local provider has breached such contract in whole or part.

In fact, it is a contractual condition that they MUST determine that every customer is entitled to claim reporting those who they doubt to the confidential National Benefit Fraud hotline. They are also advised to sanction people if a doubt arises in their availability for work or if they aren’t actively seeking employment.

You can be sanctioned for declining their appointment requests even if you have a valid reason such as court, caring responsibilities, doctor or dentist appointment etc.

http://intensiveactivity.wordpress.com/2009/11/05/new-deal-sanctions-exposed/

This comes after loads of people complained to MPs over New Deal

http://feedback.flexiblenewdeal.me.uk/topic/jobcentre-plus-warns-flexible-new-deal-providers-from-responding-to-mp-letters

Benefit Busters 2 pulled: real reason why?

It appears now after the episode came back on 4oD that the real reason was down to Continental Landscapes…

http://newdealscandal.wordpress.com/2009/09/05/continental-landscapes-benefit-busters-ep2-pulled/

I have also got a new site regarding Benefit Busters:

http://www.benefitbusters.co.uk/

http://newdealscandal.wordpress.com/2009/08/29/did-a4e-get-benefit-busters-2-pulled-from-on-demand/

I have not watched it yet and I really need to review it!

Set the amount at something like 10,000 and the reduction rate at 50% and you wipe out the benefits system in one go. Those that won’t work get enough to exist on – those that are willing to work can make up to 20k before they begin to pay positive tax.

The only problem is that no political party has the balls to implement it – they all require a benefit underclass to beat the rest of us with.

As a side issue – with a NIT system the social workers can get back to the job they are supposed to do – look after those that are vulnerable and not listen to whining about not getting this or that benefit. There is only one payment – be it weekly or monthly – and when that is spent it’s gone – no more unless they earn it.

It also has another good issue – it simplifies at one stroke the tag system – everyone knows what they owe or are owed.

I could go on but this is not my blog and the subject might not be what Anna wants to follow.

Sorry everyone, I know it ain’t that easy, or at least, I suppose it isn’t.
I have no formal qualifications, but have always managed to get a job, maybe because I had three children to support and couldn’t afford to be fussy.

My youngest son got a degree in Acupuncture which cost him approximately £7,000, but he did it at weekends, and paid his way as he went along by doing shit jobs during the week. For him, Acupuncture is a way of life which probably motivated him.

i probably used to earn more than any of you on here as i was a Bond Trader many years ago…………but that was then so i am not living in the past……….

there are many reasons why people are turned down.my mole at Southend council summed it up.he told me that he would only employ steady eddies that would sit there for 3 years and not get bored!

he also didn’t want to employ anyone with brains fearing that he might lose his nice job with a high salary and pension+other perks!

if i go along to tescos they have a similar attitude…….they dont want anyone that might rock the boat…
if i want to better myself and get a degree in say acupuncture i will have to borrow £42,000………..

so it isn’t as easy as you smart arses think……….

in the meantime i am making plans to set up my own biz…….

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ps have any of you thought about how little we get paid in this country? the bosses have ripped us all off over the years and yet we supposedly had the worlds 4th largest economy until 2007…..

the fat cat highlighted in this story is a prime example……
the ymca staff get about £16000 pa……..
equality? social mobilty? bollocks!

your comment maybe okay for some

but it’s not okay for many more.

apparently, jobs just don’t grow on trees anymore

and

Sorry, sorry, I’ll get me coat.

1) Cambridgeshire and Suffolk/Cambridge,Ipswich etc.
2) Essex/Southend,Harlow
3) East London/Romford

http://newdealscandal.wordpress.com/2009/07/27/new-deal-providers-are-exempt-from-local-planning-laws/

I had taken an random selection of their places (they claim to have over 50 locations nationwide) all returned negative for the correct consent.

The training arm of YMCA, bofl, is YMCA Training Ltd who operates through multiple counties. So yeah its a different county to where I lvie but the same provider, providing the same courses.

Curious about comparing Southend to Ipswich? Please see the insight given in this article:

http://intensiveactivity.wordpress.com/2009/05/22/ymca-training-dencora-house-detention-centre/

YMCA Training is solely funded by the Government (DWP and LSC) and receive £20m a year from them.

Anna – that form business is really stupid considering you made it. Do they really need to explain the obvious fields? FFS… hehe

Hope the above is of further help.