Food Banks

[Gnasher]

Both the Catholic and Anglican Church has this week attacked the govt over the rise in people being forced into using food banks, half a million Britons have been to a food bank since last Easter.

 

http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/feb/20/bishops-blame-cameron-food-bank-crisis

 

Anyone on here used/worked or donated to one?

[Guest Numero Veinticinco]

I took a load to one the other week. I went in to collect it + interest. Cunts weren't having it. Total scam.

[Ezekiel 25:17]

To me, it does not appear the people who really need it get it, and I've come across many instances of people gloating about the haul they have amassed from it. However, I've no doubt it's helping some, then you wonder well what the fuck was everyone doing before them ?? dying of starvation ?? this is why I should not get into debates.

[Gnasher]

To me, it does not appear the people who really need it get it, and I've come across many instances of people gloating about the haul they have amassed from it. However, I've no doubt it's helping some, then you wonder well what the fuck was everyone doing before them ?? dying of starvation ?? this is why I should not get into debates.

"What the fuck was everyone doing before them??"

 

Getting the welfare payments they were entitled to and buying the food themselves would be my wild guess.

[Bobby Hundreds]

I thought their was a whole process you had to go through before you are qualified to access them. They have risen because of welfare sanctions and a couple of lads I work with have been talking about them because they are only getting one days work a week, just talking about them but I can see the growing worry. ( zero hour.. Exclusive to company classed as full time ). Its infuriating to be honest I feel so bad for them. Shame on anybody who does qualify and then brags about their haul, those who genuinely are in need often feel a sense of shame. Its all a bit crap isn't it.

[VladimirIlyich]

Those people fascinated by time travel should be in their element. We have now been transported back in time a hundred years.

[Ezekiel 25:17]

"What the fuck was everyone doing before them??"

 

Getting the welfare payments they were entitled to and buying the food themselves would be my wild guess.

 

 

Oh there's always one isn't there, getting all excited over nothing, To be perfectly honest whilst the use of food banks is continually questioned over the merits of entitlement, I don't see how you can get all worked up over my comment.

[Lee909]

Nothing to worry about. Im sure some sort of work for food and housing program will be set up.

Maybe call it a work house.

[Champ]

"What the fuck was everyone doing before them??"

Getting the welfare payments they were entitled to and buying the food themselves would be my wild guess.

Well, no, because as long as I've been aware unemployment benefits have always been paid in arrears and I honestly dont know how people without friends/family have been meant to survive that lag between signing on and benefit being paid

[Gnasher]

Well, no, because as long as I've been aware unemployment benefits have always been paid in arrears and I honestly dont know how people without friends/family have been meant to survive that lag between signing on and benefit being paid

Well, no, because as long as I've been aware unemployment benefits have always been paid in arrears and I honestly dont know how people without friends/family have been meant to survive that lag between signing on and benefit being paid

Well, no, because as long as I've been aware unemployment benefits have always been paid in arrears and I honestly dont know how people without friends/family have been meant to survive that lag between signing on and benefit being paid

You could get a repayable crisis loan which would cover you for essentials like food, this benefit has been stopped by this government.

[Gnasher]

Crisis loans scrapped

 

http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-21968962

[Champ]

Yeah, but what abiut those who'd exceeded their credit limit?

 

Is the forum playing silly beggars for you too?

[Dr Nowt]

I took a load to one the other week. I went in to collect it + interest. Cunts weren't having it. Total scam.

 

Got visions of a grey bank teller, staring down his miserable gob at you, while he spoons a precise handful of beans into your outstretched palms.

[Gnasher]

Yep forum going slow. They can't exceed credit limit now because they can't get credit. The benefit was repayable so no cost to the public purse, so the govt spin on not being able to afford it and savings must be made etc is nonsense and the policy of stopping crisis loans for the most vulnerable people in society seems to be out of spite. Food banks are the result.

[Bjornebye]

Unacceptable this day in age in a so called 1st world country. 

 

As Kevin Bridges said, this goes on any longer and the Ethiopians will be holding us a rock concert. 

[Champ]

Yeah, but what abiut those who'd exceeded their credit limit?

Is the forum playing silly beggars for you too?

I meant before Crisis Loans were stopped.

 

But you're right, if people were only ever borrowing their own money how could it have cost anything beyond its administration?

[Ezekiel 25:17]

As far as I was were aware the crisis loan was replaced/rebranded, something like a short term advance.

[Gnasher]

As far as I was were aware the crisis loan was replaced/rebranded, something like a short term advance.

No short term advance now if you or your children have nothing to eat, that was a crisis loan. The problem was thrown onto councils which resulted in an upsurge of food banks

 

http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-21968962

[SCOUSE TAPAS]

You could get a repayable crisis loan which would cover you for essentials like food, this benefit has been stopped by this government.

This government stopped crisis loans. Apparently there new trick now to stop peoples benefits  is every time you sign on they give you a different time to sign on the next time. If you miss the time you dont get money for 4 weeks then 13 weeks then 52 weeks.

[Jairzinho]

Nothing to worry about. Im sure some sort of work for food and housing program will be set up.

Maybe call it a work house.

 

Call them camps.

 

Nice, friendly, camps.

[Champ]

This government stopped crisis loans. Apparently there new trick now to stop peoples benefits  is every time you sign on they give you a different time to sign on the next time. If you miss the time you dont get money for 4 weeks then 13 weeks then 52 weeks.

That is just despicable

[Furmedge]

I've donated a fair few times. I always buy baby food, formula and snacks for the little ones. It's all well and good taking home some tins but some people can't afford to feed their kids (different argument if you want to come back with they shouldn't have kids if they can't afford it, but hey it happens) so it's always nice to know my donation has gone to a welcoming home.

[Captain Turdseye]

I've donated a fair few times. I always buy baby food, formula and snacks for the little ones. It's all well and good taking home some tins but some people can't afford to feed their kids (different argument if you want to come back with they shouldn't have kids if they can't afford it, but hey it happens) so it's always nice to know my donation has gone to a welcoming home.

Indeed. Mrs Turdseye told me she had to go to one once in a time of need, long before I met her. I'm not the most charitable person but if I see the food bank guys at Tesco or whatever I'll always grab a couple of things for them off the leaflet they hand out. Tinned fruit, rice pudding, etc.

[Gnasher]

The food banks, the bedroom tax = A cuntish situation made worse by a load of cuntish people who are cunts in a government full of utter cunts.

[General Dryness]

Unacceptable this day in age in a so called 1st world country. 

 

As Kevin Bridges said, this goes on any longer and the Ethiopians will be holding us a rock concert. 

 

Yeah, they could call it Live AIDS.