Romanian Big Issue seller given legal right to claim housing benefit (on top of the £25,000 she already claims)
The mother-of-four currently claims £25,547.60 in benefits each year
That will rise by a minimum of £2,600 when she receives her additional housing allowance
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...#ixzz1jnqTob38
well lets hope the gov doesn't set the minimum income to sponsor a visa at this level
one way for those under the minimum income level to start selling big issue, never bought one, never seen anyone buy one thou
sigh!! sigh!!! sigh!!!
You will see plenty of these thieving parasites around - read up a bit moreOriginally Posted by daff 'O dill
sigh!! sigh!!! sigh!!!
http://filipinaroses.com/showthread....ight=weybridge
Posts 10 & 11
http://filipinaroses.com/showthread....-border-system
Ah. So she will earn enough to sponsor someones spouse visa application then....
were do i get big issue looks like only way to get fiancee in uk this is nuts this woman gets more than one that are working
One-third of Big Issue sellers now Romanian: Job once reserved for Britain's homeless has been swamped by Eastern European immigrants. And many of them have homes AND claim benefits
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...#ixzz1kBI3rLwQ
Nothing's changed in 5 years - this is from 2007
TAYSIDE Police in Forfar have responded to complaints about the intimidating attitude of some Big Issue sellers in the town.
Talks have been held between officers and a representative of the magazine and the advice is quite clear - if members of the public feel intimated by the action of vendors they should report the matter to the police.
Concerns regarding the attitude of one family in particular who have taken up pitches in Castle Street and outside the Abbeygate have been raised by Forfar Community Council at their last two meetings.
Members reported the public, particularly the elderly, had felt vulnerable by the attitude of some of the vendors who were "begging under the umbrella of The Big Issue."
At the time of going to press on Tuesday (yesterday), reports in a national newspaper claimed "Romanian thugs" had threatened to kill a Big Issue seller in a row over territory in Kilmarnock as a bitter feud between Scots and Romanian Big Issues sellers intensifies.
Scots claim foreign gangs are buying up copies of the magazine, leaving established vendors with very few to sell.
Vendors also claim the most lucrative pitches are being taken over by Romanian immigrants after threats of violence with claims Scots vendors have been physically threatened by minders operating on behalf of Romanians.
Problems have been reported in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Carlisle, Whitehaven and Keswick - and it's getting worse with vendors claiming many of the main pitches used by the homeless have been taken over by Romanians and other foreign nationals.
Referring to the Forfar situation, Superintendent Fiona Clacher stated: "Tayside Police is supportive of the principles behind the Big Issue and, providing the sellers carry a badge and comply with the rules and display only the magazines for sale, then we have no problem with them doing that.
"We do not regard it as begging. However should any member of the public feel intimidated by the actions of anyone involved in this activity then they should report the matter to us and we will take appropriate action.
"Liaison is ongoing with the Big Issue organisers and they are addressing the concerns expressed locally in a positive manner and are keen to maintain the good name of their organisation."
Michael Luby, Big Issue Scottish National sales manager added: "At the Big Issue we have a strict code of conduct which all vendors must adhere to.
"We provide individuals who are homeless or vulnerably housed with the opportunity to earn a legitimate income through selling the magazine."
http://www.kirriemuirherald.co.uk/ne...ggars_1_261198
I wonder if our local one looked in the estate agents window before she popped off to give birth,theres a nice 8 bedroom place up the road for £14,000 a monthshe receives her additional housing allowance
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The beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears, the figure that she carries, or the way she combs her hair. The beauty of a woman is seen in her eyes, because that is the doorway to her heart, the place where love resides. True beauty in a woman is reflected in her soul. It's the passion that she shows to the outside world.
How many future thieves has she got 5 ? Theres probably a max of £10k to get £14k housing benefit and onto St Georges Hill she will probably have to bang out another - no doubt it's due in SeptemberI wonder if our local one looked in the estate agents window before she popped off to give birth,theres a nice 8 bedroom place up the road for £14,000 a month
She could always slum it on wentworthonto St Georges Hill
Sometimes you're flush and sometimes you're bust, and when you're up, it's never as good as it seems, and when you're down, you never think you'll be up again. But life goes on.
The beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears, the figure that she carries, or the way she combs her hair. The beauty of a woman is seen in her eyes, because that is the doorway to her heart, the place where love resides. True beauty in a woman is reflected in her soul. It's the passion that she shows to the outside world.
A bit down market for her Tawi and too far from her Weybridge Waitrose place of work - handy for Ascot though and RBWM does hold the record for the longest serving Roma Big Issue SellerShe could always slum it on wentworth
Couldnt she claim travel allowance and get a taxi?A bit down market for her Tawi and too far from her Weybridge Waitrose place of work
One solution,nuke slough at 2am,its virtually 3'rd world anyway,and I doubt anyone would even notice it had gone
Sometimes you're flush and sometimes you're bust, and when you're up, it's never as good as it seems, and when you're down, you never think you'll be up again. But life goes on.
The beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears, the figure that she carries, or the way she combs her hair. The beauty of a woman is seen in her eyes, because that is the doorway to her heart, the place where love resides. True beauty in a woman is reflected in her soul. It's the passion that she shows to the outside world.
Are you allowed to be so blatantly offensive on a public forum?
"Nuke Slough at 2am, it's virtually 3rd world anyway"-shouldn't somebody be vetting contributions like this!! I am not going to get into anything personal-but comments like that cannot be deemed acceptable from any angle!!?? Shocked to be honest to see it on here.
I feel saddened and angry that people should have a forum to express such utterly abhorant and offensive views.
I take it you're not that familiar with Slough ?
Granted-Slough might well be a grim place (I honestly don't know and don't care)! But it was the casual way in which "nuking" Slough was justified because it's like a third world country anyway?? Suggesting it's ok to nuke third world countries?
You may accuse me of not having a sense of humour (although I think even Jim Davidson would have struggled to raise a smile on the basis of that witty aside)-but somebody has to pull people up on comments like that because if they did not-we would be living in a reactionary, racist country ruled by unimaginative and unenlightened thugs: we're nearly there now, but it's important that people stick up for tolerance and acceptance over hate and bigotry (the best of human nature as opposed to the worst).
sense of humor varies from person to person, you and others might not find it funny, but I'm sure many more people would be upset if every post that you, I or someone else found offensive was edited.
as for Tawi2, he's been on this forum a long time and made many posts giving advice and helping people, and I'm sure he meant it as a joke and never meant to offend anyone .
It was a joke
The idea came from Sir John Betjemans......Slough
Slough Come, friendly bombs, and fall on Slough It isn't fit for humans now,
Sometimes you're flush and sometimes you're bust, and when you're up, it's never as good as it seems, and when you're down, you never think you'll be up again. But life goes on.
The beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears, the figure that she carries, or the way she combs her hair. The beauty of a woman is seen in her eyes, because that is the doorway to her heart, the place where love resides. True beauty in a woman is reflected in her soul. It's the passion that she shows to the outside world.
Not sure how any rational human being could find the idea of "nuking" anywhere funny!!
I do apologise miles for not measuring up to your levels of rationalitySir JB apologises also(posthumously)
Sometimes you're flush and sometimes you're bust, and when you're up, it's never as good as it seems, and when you're down, you never think you'll be up again. But life goes on.
The beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears, the figure that she carries, or the way she combs her hair. The beauty of a woman is seen in her eyes, because that is the doorway to her heart, the place where love resides. True beauty in a woman is reflected in her soul. It's the passion that she shows to the outside world.
I'm with the irrationals
I doubt whether John Betjamin would appreciate you apologising on his behalf-considering that his poem was a critique of industrialisation in general; rather than an attack on modern day British immigration policy!
My tongue-in-cheek critique was in the general state of slough,nothing to do with british immigration policy,it reminds me of a delhi slum,your an angry opinionated chappy Miles,you should have accepted an apology graciouslyrather than an attack on modern day British immigration policy!
Sometimes you're flush and sometimes you're bust, and when you're up, it's never as good as it seems, and when you're down, you never think you'll be up again. But life goes on.
The beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears, the figure that she carries, or the way she combs her hair. The beauty of a woman is seen in her eyes, because that is the doorway to her heart, the place where love resides. True beauty in a woman is reflected in her soul. It's the passion that she shows to the outside world.
Next time you see the Doctor ask to be put on some sense of humour pills
Not so much a 'policy' as a revolving door for criminals at best and a grossly unfair system for US the native population at worst.an attack on modern day British immigration policy!
The whole fiasco being run by a bunch of clowns it would seem.
I think the problem with this country Miles is that we've been far too tolerant and accepting for far too long. I really don't read too much hate and bigotry in the comments above and probably agree with you that you are somewhat lacking in a sense of humour.
The original thread merely highlights the laughable state of our Country and its benefits system today. Most right minded people would find this laughable and I'm sure the founding Fathers of our welfare system would turn in there graves with the abuses of the system today.
On the subject of the Big Issue I can only say that I'm old enough to remember why this magazine was set up . I think that the fact Circulation has gone from a high of 300,000 to less than 125,000 is due largely to the points raised above.
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