Social Welfare - I give up

littletiger

Woman on welfare (long term) went into her local office. She wanted money to buy her daughter a communion dress. The dress she wanted had a price tag of 350euro. The social offered her 100euro and she went mad saying it wasn't enough and she was entitled to more.

What the hell!

Mr Benevolent

littletiger wrote: »

Woman on welfare (long term) went into her local office. She wanted money to buy her daughter a communion dress. The dress she wanted had a price tag of 350euro. The social offered her 100euro and she went mad saying it wasn't enough and she was entitled to more.

What the hell!

And on that you judge the whole social welfare system in Ireland?

orourkeda

Was she black?

thetonynator

well the social welfare system has loopholes that alow some people - not usually recently unemployed - but people who have hardly worked a day in their lives yet manage through loopholes to take home over €45k a year for a family due to all combined welfare.

myflipflops

Confab wrote: »

And on that you judge the whole social welfare system in Ireland?

I think it's fair.

I'm also using it to judge the female population of Ireland. Bloody women.

super_furry

Should have used the swan feathers from her dinner to make it.

stepbar

What the hell? The social offered her money to buy a dress. Good god... I give up.

MagicMarker

littletiger wrote: »

Woman on welfare (long term) went into her local office. She wanted money to buy her daughter a communion dress. The dress she wanted had a price tag of 350euro. The social offered her 100euro and she went mad saying it wasn't enough and she was entitled to more.

What the hell!

Why were you there? Get a job ya bum! :pac:

littletiger

how much does a communion dress need to cost to be decent? M&S 60/70 quid?

Why should she get extra?

How much will a normal working family spend on their daughters dress this year?


The list goes on.

padz

was this told to you, did u just hear this or do u know first hand that the woman said 100 wasnt enough? was this in a newspaper, if so have u a link?

Gummy Panda

littletiger wrote: »

Woman on welfare (long term) went into her local office. She wanted money to buy her daughter a communion dress. The dress she wanted had a price tag of 350euro. The social offered her 100euro and she went mad saying it wasn't enough and she was entitled to more.

What the hell!

this term seems to be used a lot by employed and unemployed Irish people in everyday interactions were they don't get what they want.

SugarHigh

thetonynator wrote: »

well the social welfare system has loopholes that alow some people - not usually recently unemployed - but people who have hardly worked a day in their lives yet manage through loopholes to take home over €45k a year for a family due to all combined welfare.

you don't understand what a loophole is do you?

whadabouchasir

littletiger wrote: »

. The social offered her 100euro and she went mad saying it wasn't enough and she was entitled to more.

Wel under the communion Dress entitlement grant scheme everyone on the taxpayer is legally obliged to pay for the full cost of the communion dress for anyone on social welfare regardless of how ridiculously expensive it is.

kravmaga

littletiger wrote: »

Woman on welfare (long term) went into her local office. She wanted money to buy her daughter a communion dress. The dress she wanted had a price tag of 350euro. The social offered her 100euro and she went mad saying it wasn't enough and she was entitled to more.

What the hell!

Are you winding people up here?

walshkvn

yes the country is mad ... fecking mad!!:(

DERICKOO

littletiger wrote: »

Woman on welfare (long term) went into her local office. She wanted money to buy her daughter a communion dress. The dress she wanted had a price tag of 350euro. The social offered her 100euro and she went mad saying it wasn't enough and she was entitled to more.

What the hell!

sorry troll

littletiger

blueeyedboy wrote: »

Are you winding people up here?

negative - no wind up.

littletiger

DERICKOO wrote: »

sorry troll

why troll

bazmaiden

Was it this woman?

RayM

littletiger wrote: »

Woman on welfare (long term) went into her local office. She wanted money to buy her daughter a communion dress. The dress she wanted had a price tag of 350euro. The social offered her 100euro and she went mad saying it wasn't enough and she was entitled to more.

What the hell!

Where did you hear this? Were you present in the Social Welfare office when it (allegedly) happened?

You've already been asked those questions, but (for some reason) have neglected to answer them...

michael999999

the traveller woman living next door to me gets 500 a week for fostering her sisters(who lives three doors down)two kids on top of the childrens allowance,she also got 2 grand towards new double glazed windows and doors.she gave the windows and doors she took out to her sister,the windows she replaced were 6 months old.if this isnt milking the system i dont know what is

littletiger

I was sitting at the desk beside her trying to get a few quid for myself

littletiger

michael999999 wrote: »

the traveller woman living next door to me gets 500 a week for fostering her sisters(who lives three doors down)two kids on top of the childrens allowance,she also got 2 grand towards new double glazed windows and doors.she gave the windows and doors she took out to her sister,the windows she replaced were 6 months old.if this isnt milking the system i dont know what is

would you report her to the welfare?

445279.ie

littletiger wrote: »

I was sitting at the desk beside her trying to get a few quid for myself

For your own Communion dress??

Piste

Social Welfare shouldn't be giving any extra towards Communion dresses in the first place, assuming the incident did happen.

michael999999

littletiger wrote: »

would you report her to the welfare?

surely the welfare came out to check the state of the house before giving her the money for replacing the windows,so surely they must have known they were fine.and i really dont need the hassle if they found out i reported them.

phasers

Once I heard about this woman who got 15 grand to upgrade to a more eco friendly car to drive to the dole office in

While she was waiting for it to be delivered she was chauffeur driven around about her business because, and I quote "Me moicra is a clapped ou poile o shoi so I boornt it ou"

Truley

I hear they're giving free hot tubs to Nigerians now :eek: :rolleyes:

griffdaddy

I went to collect my dole in Nutgrove earlier this week, and they told me my 50 bag allowance was being reduced to 30 euro a week for a quarter of soap. Cowen out, it's a fcuking disgrace.

alwaysadub

griffdaddy wrote: »

I went to collect my dole in Nutgrove earlier this week, and they told me my 50 bag allowance was being reduced to 30 euro a week for a quarter of soap. Cowen out, it's a fcuking disgrace.

What?? Maybe i'm getting old but that makes no sense?
And seen as i might be down in Nutgrove in a couple of weeks to sign on,i'd better get up to date on the lingo :pac:

MaybeLogic

alwaysadub wrote: »

What?? Maybe i'm getting old but that makes no sense?

Weed and Hash lingo.

ejmaztec

Some people are even hacking off one of their legs, just so's they can hop down the Social to get disability, and also so's they can park their Ferraris closer to the off licence. Fact!

SpringerF

Piste wrote: »

Social Welfare shouldn't be giving any extra towards Communion dresses in the first place, assuming the incident did happen.

Situations such as this occur every day of the week in Social Welfare Offices.

In reality there is no limit to what one on long term Social Welfare can request cash for.

FACT.

OutlawPete

SpringerF wrote: »

Situations such as this occur every day of the week in Social Welfare Offices. FACT.

Okay, first of all, Social Welfare don't pay money out for items of clothing.

This is done at your local Health Centre and has to be applied for as a Supplementary Payment.

Social Welfare don't just dole out money to people cause the want to buy dresses for hundreds of Euro.

I'm not doubting the OP but maybe the 100 Euro was the her Clothing Allowance which everyone is entitled to once a year if you can prove your circumstances are bad enough, but even then, it is once a year payment.

Sharpshooter

littletiger wrote: »

Woman on welfare (long term) went into her local office. She wanted money to buy her daughter a communion dress. The dress she wanted had a price tag of 350euro. The social offered her 100euro and she went mad saying it wasn't enough and she was entitled to more.

What the hell!

Try here for answers, OP.:pac: