Duffman
Well-known member
Think back a couple of years. Full scale demonisation of the ‘dole wallers’ the work shy who cream thousands of the state every year - scum, dole mustn’t pay - cap their income irrespective of circumstances. Populist Right wing propaganda that played with the many. Fast forward to today. The horrified hoards now contacting the same dole office simply can’t accept there is a ‘benefit cap’ that prevents them from maintaining their lifestyle. ‘What do you mean nobody can get more than £20k income in a year. That doesn’t apply to people like us?’ The bile and anger aimed at staff assessing requests for help who say you have to live on your high level of savings or your now single income of £20k is hard to believe. ‘If I was black or a junkie I would get it!’ Hopefully reality of what life on a limited income actually feels like might be one of the few positives of this horrible situation