Ah the blessed DSS (part 1 0f many)

Never in the field of human conflict have so many been pissed off by so few ....

The DSS (Department of Social Security) or as they are most commonly known "Dole Nazis" is a place of contradictions ...

on the one hand we have Government ministers who complain about the millions in unclaimed benefits out there, on the other there is the plain and simple fact that the DSS staff are not allowed under their rules to tell you about these benefits !!!


so.. if ya dont know about em, you cant claim em - screwy eh?

but it gets worse ...

Under new rules claimants can only work 15 hours 59 minutes in a week ...

unless you are an unemployed rocket scientist it is impossible to make up your benefits for the week by doing this many hours so why bother?

great way to encourage people back to work that is ...

oh and if you work over 15 hours 59 mins in a week , then you have to sign OFF benefits ... then when the temporary contract ends you have to resign on .. and be without money for 8 weeks while the glacial slowness of the paperwork is processed

so any extra money you may have earned PLUS a substantial extra is gone before you receive benefit again

so thats another great incentive to take temp work aint it?


and under their new advertising (why advertise a government service that is purely there to pay benefits to people anyway?) .. we the people are "CUSTOMERS" - say what now ? - a customer CHOOSES to enter a premises and then spends money in return for goods or services ... a CLAIMANT ...HAS TO GO TO THE DSS , and RECEIVES money (and very little service)

more bastardising of the English Language, a point I will rant about at some future date ...

part 2 of this rant when I calm down

JD