Unemployed Lifestyle

A university project that gets 24 year old Chris Withers views on what it's like to be unemployed and relying on job seekers allowance as a means of living.

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• unemployed
• lifestlye
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• interview
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[boiledmilk]

The Royal family-now I wish I had their dole, and I don't they even have to degrade themselves by visiting a job centre or having to sign on like a sex offender at the job centre every two weeks an be quizzed about did I have any sex during the past two weeks.

[CULAVE]

Its reasurring to see im not alone with this. Ive been on JSA for quite a long time now and Chris is right; it is demoralising. I can't stand people who make it black and white; aka the 'just take any job that comes' sentiment. In a democracy people should have a choice to find whats right for them. Many people on JSA don't enjoy being on it precisely because of the stigma. Often those who criticise haven't experienced what unemployment feels like. This video has been useful, so thanks Chris.

[ValisFan4]

If your going to make a video like this, can you please shorted the question time? I don't want to wait 5 seconds seeing a question being typed, its a better idea to just put the question on the screen right away.

[gunitfor]

ive bein unemplyed for years they offer no help im just an ordenery person i don,t have drug drink problems or issuies with arthority, i asked them to help me with a forklift licence but they will not help, lifes still going no where im still living off the tax payer, could all be so diffrent if they only helped me out, lost faith in the lot of it

[fiesta1117cc]

In the UK unemployment benefits started in 1948 now The government trying to stop it by spreading proper gander about unemployed people saying they are lazy can`t be bothered to work & they are dishonest Well the government hasn`t been honest them self`s think of all the tax payers money being lent to the greedy banks. This Browns Labour government likes to reward the rich & persecute the poor there is only one way we can beat this if everyone gets together & fight this evil corrupt government

[ikilleduku]

i just hope it stays this way a bit longer

[fiesta1117cc]

The government both Lab/Con wants to force unemployed people to work for there benefits which means if you can`t find a job you will be made to work for an employer who will pay you nothing

That means you will become a slave to the rich & the powerful Its all part of the New World Order (do as you are told or go to prison)

If you don`t believe me look it up yourself Alex Jones & many other have told us all the bad things that are going on in our governments.

[ikilleduku]

that's messed up, i could do that job myself and get paid but i dont want to and they keep pushing those positions on jobseekers, its wrong

[fiesta1117cc]

Better make the most of it boy!

Because you won`t be getting it for much longer.

You`ve got a nasty shock coming to you soon & you`re not going to like it.

The UK government is planning to make unemployed people do national service it could mean that you may be forced to join the army to fight the new wars that are coming in the future if you refuse it you`ll lose your benefits.