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Originally Posted by BonnieShels
The business I get on with is barely done and it should not take so long to do what I have to do everyday. I am sure you can peruse the rest of the public sector and see the same thing. My point is that I want the whole thing torn down and started again. My job could be easily subsumed into a more efficient organisation.
It takes so long because of your system. When someone makes a claim, you expect to bring in a P45, but is there a real need for birth certs, bank statements and parents notes, before a claim is processed? That's the crap that holds things up, the constant demand for more and more documentation to state the obvious.
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Again stop mentioning tax in relation to JA and JB
No. I also call it a 'fine' as that's what it is. Those on the full rate of JA and JB are fined 8 Euro compared to the same week last year.
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JA however is a different story. JA at the full rate is 196.00 and is not dependent on your stamps but is means tested. Though in practice it is virtually always paid at the full rate. Different rates exist for different age groups and this was introduced as part of the last budget. The full rate for someone 18-21 yoa claiming JA is 100.00 pw. For those 22-25 yoa it is 150.00. These rates only applied to NEW applicants from January 2010 so it's not as far reaching as you like to make out.
That's what I meant.
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The reduction to 196.00 was a correction. The reduction of the U25 rates was also a timely measure to fit in with the new reality of the Exchequer.
You call it a 'correction', I have other names for it, some of which I've already stated. They're the more polite ones.
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The fact that FÁS courses are oversubscibed is saying to me that they need more money.
Fas don't need more money, they need to create more places. But doing their courses are more or less pointless if there is no job at the end of it, and the training effectively down the drain, by the time a job eventually does become available.
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So you still telling me there's no work out there? My brother with possibly the worst CV I've ever seen managed to get work. There is work out there for anyone who wants it but you have to go look for it. Tough I know with those 40 hour dole weeks that some people have to do it's tough finding time to job search.
That view is outrageous, and shows how little people in work are aware of the general situation. It also goes back to my first post, where I said if you have a job, you can adjust your situation.
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When you get JB you are informed for how long you will get it for. It's usually around the 11 month mark. Nearing the end of your claim and presuming you haven't gone back to work in the mean time you should go to your SWLO well in time and make your claim for JA. This of course takes longer as it is means tested. If you decide at the last minute to go and sort your claim then why should you get up in arms about it taking so long and you having no money. You are informed of EVERYTHING you should be prepared. It can take 3-5 months in extreme cases and I actually know of one incident where this happened but that was as a result of SW banging their head of the wall repeatedly asking for documentation. It doesn't take 3-5 months for the craic.
Answer handled by PM.
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Those I can't abide are those who contribute nothing to this country. Despite what you may like to think they are out there in their droves.
They're not, end of story.
