I have had to frequent my local Job Centre every fortnight now since Oct 2011 . The first few times have been ok ,in and out in a few minutes after being asked if I am seriously looking for work . I am 58 and as I said to the lovely lady at the time , I am all for the Government trying to get young school and college leavers into jobs asap, but here I am ,too old for most employers and too young to retire. I will not be able to collect my state pension until May 2020 when I will be 66 and 1/2. After my Job Seeker allowance is finished ,I cannot claim anything because my other half in in full time employment.
Last week there were 2 alcoholics having a blazing argument outside Job Centre , one had a bag with about 8 cans of lager in it. I asked a security guard where he would get the money to buy the lager - Oh he gets benefits as he is an alcoholic. That says it all - just going to hit the vodka bottle now
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