mike shermer
Welfare Benefits Officer, Kings Lynn & West Norfolk Borough Council, Kings l
Member since 23rd Jan 2004
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RE: not enough job vacancies for welfare IB reforms
Wed 20-Jul-05 12:27 PM |
Pete
For cynical read commonsense - If I apply for a job and put on the application form that I've been off work for some time with a medical problem, how many employers in the real world who need people who can work 40 hours a week, every week, will want to take the chance?
Neither are we "negative", which seems to be the latest label: it's just that when one gets into the realms of middle management and above, one tends to lose sight of the realities of what life at ground level is really like.
We are a member of the CLSP here, and they have done a lot of needs mapping etc which is all well and good, but actual advice and assiatance is limited to those who financially meet the CLS contract criteria. In addition, the number who hold contracts in Welfare rights is limited: only one solicitor in our town and one CAB contract holder.
We get the impression, rightly or wrongly that a lot of lip service is made on all these issues, but very little, if any, cash is ever forthcoming. You can produce stratagies etc ad infinitum but without decent medium to long term funding they don't go any further.
Many of us have seen similar initiatives before, hence what might appear to be a slightly cynical approach....
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