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Good for you, Manics. I've no doubt there will be some negative comments in response, but working in the advice sector I agree there will be a massive rise in demand when the Welfare Reform hits people on already low incomes (not just unemployed people).
This happened 2 weeks ago , the local church over the year is out side tesco on a Saturday about once every 8 weeks. Will always buy tescos own brands to the value of £5/£6 its something. And at Christmas we double it so a little goes a long way. Cut a story short was talking to my neighbour last week and out of the blue this woman living 6 doors from us went to the local food bank and told them she could not afford to feed her child who is six. She is on one parent family child allowance, carers for looking after her mother, there is over £350 a week in cash going onto that house. The shame of this is we will not give to them again I will donate to the Sally Army instead. And as soon as I feel fit enough I will be round the store to shame Her and them for not checking up to see what she was having off THE D.H.S. Rant over but they get no more off me sorry
If you are signed on it at least pays up your 'stamp' for the future.People on benefitsPeople can volunteer and claim benefits if: the only money they get from volunteering is to cover expenses, like travel coststhey continue to meet the conditions of the benefit they gethttps://www.gov.uk/volunteering/when-people-can-volunteer
The real scandal, of course, is that people should be going hungry at all in what's still a wealthy country.