gumbo-67
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Ok first off may be the wrong title.
A few months ago I got my present job. I have to get a taxi to work every morning as no other way other than a 2+ hour walk and i get the bus home. now this takes up just over half of my take home wage.
Now some people at work have said that i would be better off stopping work and claiming housing benefit and tax credits, Which i know we would be. The thing is I feel this is wrong. i have a job and i know i am lucky to have a job and the system is to help people that are not as lucky (ok most of the time, or should be). Now we have claimed working tax credits as we were told we should do but the other one to do with rent we are not doing because we are not entitled to do so.
Am I wrong in thinking that i am better off working even if it is not in the money sense?
A few months ago I got my present job. I have to get a taxi to work every morning as no other way other than a 2+ hour walk and i get the bus home. now this takes up just over half of my take home wage.
Now some people at work have said that i would be better off stopping work and claiming housing benefit and tax credits, Which i know we would be. The thing is I feel this is wrong. i have a job and i know i am lucky to have a job and the system is to help people that are not as lucky (ok most of the time, or should be). Now we have claimed working tax credits as we were told we should do but the other one to do with rent we are not doing because we are not entitled to do so.
Am I wrong in thinking that i am better off working even if it is not in the money sense?