tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722980241375072127.post3481359443207430680..comments2024-01-25T14:26:35.043+00:00Comments on Lakes Single Mum: Joined up government?Lakes Single Mumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07908716535401796186noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722980241375072127.post-195432484497262692010-03-21T19:00:07.981+00:002010-03-21T19:00:07.981+00:00It's one of the things I like about living in ...It's one of the things I like about living in a Big Brother society - it's not always smooth running but it is SO much simpler than the UK... Each person is issued a social security number at birth (or when you are registered as a resident); everything you do is linked to that number and all the different systems are linked together so it is relatively simple to do things like rent a home... or open a bank account or claim a benefit! <br /><br />Of course with a total population smaller than London (despite being geographically bigger than UK!) it must be simpler to set up & run, but surely the same idea could be applied... until some idiot shouts civil rights, right to privacy, data protection.... bla bla bla.Finnglish Mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04433889717897286542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722980241375072127.post-63994207827928149322010-03-21T17:47:23.691+00:002010-03-21T17:47:23.691+00:00Visiting from the Lady Blogger Tea Party!
Don'...Visiting from the Lady Blogger Tea Party!<br /><br />Don't you just love bureaucratic red tape? I suspect they do this so that people will become easily frustrated with the process and give up.<br /><br />(I'm a single mother, too, by the way.)<br /><br />Take care!fraizerbazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15499767096422875948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722980241375072127.post-75553462194677616752010-03-19T22:08:50.789+00:002010-03-19T22:08:50.789+00:00I have been a claimant, and I also support women w...I have been a claimant, and I also support women with their claims as part of my part-time job for Womens Aid. The whole system can be a nightmare.<br /><br />At the moment there is a massive drive to reduce the numbers of people on incapacity benefit. Nothing wrong with that you might think, but in fact some people who are perfectly entitled to them are getting their benefits stopped, despite support letters from their G.P's and local hospital saying that they are genuinely unable to work. It's pushing some people with mental health issues over the edge - and all so the government can say their stats have improved.<br /><br />Sorry, I'm ranting now....Gappyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15086671907412626209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722980241375072127.post-2733408189850544142010-03-19T20:06:43.399+00:002010-03-19T20:06:43.399+00:00How ridiculous is that, and the money it must cost...How ridiculous is that, and the money it must cost to get all that co-ordinated when a simple programme could link them all. I think it's to make people give up without pursuing it. Well done for not giving up.Chic Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01803588856685163353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722980241375072127.post-24384564495723411462010-03-19T18:48:40.137+00:002010-03-19T18:48:40.137+00:00I went through all this last year so know exactly ...I went through all this last year so know exactly what you mean. I guess the arguement is if they made it easier too many people would swing the lead. It is a pain in the neck though. I am returning to work on monday and believe me its just as bad. I have to phone income support, I have to inform the council about free school meals entitlement ending, I have to contact housing benefit, I have to contact Tax credits, I also have to phone my job centre adviser so she can process my claim to the extra bits I am entitled to as have been out of work for 12 months. They dont exactly make it easy to get off benefits. Yet if i forget something, I get done for benefit fraud. Oh and I cant even phone up till i have physically started work so on top of working i have to spend at least 2 hours on the phone on monday! I so hope it's all going to be worth it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722980241375072127.post-20091286752546799192010-03-19T17:41:55.746+00:002010-03-19T17:41:55.746+00:00Good luck with it, I helped a friend last year wit...Good luck with it, I helped a friend last year with it all and boy was it hard work!PippaDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15874707231134755321noreply@blogger.com