Thursday, 22 July 2010

Benefit Fraud

I've finally signed on, and whilst there's nothing wrong with that (aka...), i can't shake the feeling that there are people who probably deserve the 50 bones a week more than i do. Although, as i sat in the job centre debating whether to buy Ready Salted or Salt & Vinegar crisps once i left, i realised that without jobseeker's allowance i wouldn't be able to buy either, and that discovery shook me to my core... my hungry, unemployed core. I was then forced to sit and watch my 'jobseeker' (i don't really know what you'd call them) search for vacancies for a film director/script writer on the government search engine; constantly trying to say as politely as i could that this wasn't really how the industry worked. Alongside this, when being questioned about my eligibilty for jobseeker's allowance i was unable to shake the feeling that i was, in some way, commiting benefit fraud: "do i care for anyone? maybe i DO have a spouse? am i an immigrant, i am black, yes i AM an immigrant, no wait!". Even as i write this i feel as if i'm now under the watchful gaze of the thought police, and to a lesser extent, a pack of 'Devil Dogs'...

1 comment:

  1. At least they let you look for film related jobs. The person I got lumped with wouldn't let me put anything film related on my list, and refused to look for anything film related for me. Bollocks.
    Anyway, unless you are faking your applications and lying, it's not fraud - you are entitled to that money! Enjoy it. And enjoy it twice for those who deserve it but won't receive it.

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