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So,I’m parked outside the food bank in Neath and a couple pull up in a car,they get out and as they get out and walk towards the premises I notice they’ve both got bits of paper in their hands with I assume are vouchers for the food bank. They go in and I can see them handing the vouchers to someone and they turn around and walk straight out and sit on the wall outside,I now assume that they’ve handed their vouchers in and are waiting for the food bank staff to get their food ready. They then both take a packet of 20 cigarettes out of their pockets and light one then they both take an iPhone out of their pockets and start looking things up.
They seem to be able to afford cigarettes and iPhones but they can’t afford food. Is that living in poverty or am I missing something? 🤷ðŸ»â€â™‚ï¸
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Can see Lush Leanne pissed as a fart, staggering out from the Royal Oak mentioned earlier and taking the scooter without permission, found driving wrong way on M4.
Still, it’s probably safer than allowing Beth to take the reins...
An idea isn't responsible for those who believe in it.
Two are ex coppers, one an ex scuba diver and the last one spent most of his life a stripper / gigolo.
All of them have large screen tv's with the full sky sports packages, two of them have Samsung's, and the other two apple smart phones.
They holiday together 3 times a year, normally in Benidorm, and they are inseparable due to none of them having any living relatives. They spend all their free time in the Ferry Workies, and were all involved in seeing off the Brentford massive a couple of seasons ago.
My company supports the Trussell Trust which runs Food Banks across GB. My staff get volunteering days to help collect, sort, pack and redistribute food to those needing it. From my own experience most people who go to food banks are in dire need, although I have seen wealthy people that I know of also go to a Food Bank because they have a twisted sense of entitlement to free goods ( i.e. Meanness personified). Lots of people cannot afford the bus fare to go to Food Banks either, as the value of the fare is often greater than the value of the food they would collect.
The following research is from the Trussell website:
Everyone who comes to a food bank in our network is referred with a red voucher from a professional who partners with the food bank — such as a Citizens Advice worker, health visitor or children’s centre. These professionals ask people some questions to gather basic information so the food bank can provide the right support for people in the household.
From this information, and other detailed research we’ve commissioned, we know the majority of people (86%) at food banks are not in work and are referred after experiencing an issue with the benefits system — therefore a lot of our research and campaigning work is focused on tackling these problems and preventing people needing food banks as a result of them.
1 in 7 people at food banks are in employment, or live with someone who is — the majority of that work is part-time. We know many people at food banks are single parents or have a health issue — two things that not only put particular pressure on budgets so make people more likely to need food banks, but also make it harder to access the work place, and stay in it.
My company supports the Trussell Trust which runs Food Banks across GB. My staff get volunteering days to help collect, sort, pack and redistribute food to those needing it. From my own experience most people who go to food banks are in dire need, although I have seen wealthy people that I know of also go to a Food Bank because they have a twisted sense of entitlement to free goods ( i.e. Meanness personified). Lots of people cannot afford the bus fare to go to Food Banks either, as the value of the fare is often greater than the value of the food they would collect.
The following research is from the Trussell website:
Everyone who comes to a food bank in our network is referred with a red voucher from a professional who partners with the food bank — such as a Citizens Advice worker, health visitor or children’s centre. These professionals ask people some questions to gather basic information so the food bank can provide the right support for people in the household.
From this information, and other detailed research we’ve commissioned, we know the majority of people (86%) at food banks are not in work and are referred after experiencing an issue with the benefits system — therefore a lot of our research and campaigning work is focused on tackling these problems and preventing people needing food banks as a result of them.
1 in 7 people at food banks are in employment, or live with someone who is — the majority of that work is part-time. We know many people at food banks are single parents or have a health issue — two things that not only put particular pressure on budgets so make people more likely to need food banks, but also make it harder to access the work place, and stay in it.
Very interesting.
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"In Britain, 4.1 million children are growing up in poverty. Dispatches follows three families to show what life is like if there's not enough money for life's essentials."
My company supports the Trussell Trust which runs Food Banks across GB. My staff get volunteering days to help collect, sort, pack and redistribute food to those needing it. From my own experience most people who go to food banks are in dire need, although I have seen wealthy people that I know of also go to a Food Bank because they have a twisted sense of entitlement to free goods ( i.e. Meanness personified). Lots of people cannot afford the bus fare to go to Food Banks either, as the value of the fare is often greater than the value of the food they would collect.
The following research is from the Trussell website:
Everyone who comes to a food bank in our network is referred with a red voucher from a professional who partners with the food bank — such as a Citizens Advice worker, health visitor or children’s centre. These professionals ask people some questions to gather basic information so the food bank can provide the right support for people in the household.
From this information, and other detailed research we’ve commissioned, we know the majority of people (86%) at food banks are not in work and are referred after experiencing an issue with the benefits system — therefore a lot of our research and campaigning work is focused on tackling these problems and preventing people needing food banks as a result of them.
1 in 7 people at food banks are in employment, or live with someone who is — the majority of that work is part-time. We know many people at food banks are single parents or have a health issue — two things that not only put particular pressure on budgets so make people more likely to need food banks, but also make it harder to access the work place, and stay in it.
Mrs JB used to volunteer at the one in the red cafe in Mumbles. People were only allowed three visits to the food bank. Is that still the case?
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Can see Lush Leanne pissed as a fart, staggering out from the Royal Oak mentioned earlier and taking the scooter without permission, found driving wrong way on M4.
Racing Andy Powell presumably.
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Mrs JB used to volunteer at the one in the red cafe in Mumbles. People were only allowed three visits to the food bank. Is that still the case?
In theory it's a maximum of three visits in a six month period.
In theory.
Pain or damage don't end the world. Or despair, or f*cking beatings. The world ends when you're dead. Until then, you got more punishment in store. Stand it like a man... and give some back.
I've gone to foodbanks many-a-time in my car and been on my phone whilst waiting for the bags to be made up. I used to go at least once a week in fact. I was a support worker for a homelessness charity.
But as we are on the subject, homeless people still have mobile phones these days mind. An iPhone is not a symbol of wealth. iPhone 5 are like 25 quid.
And having a car means bog all either. I have a place to live and a car, but if it weren't for my family lending me money sometimes, I wouldn't have food in the cupboards.
It's not as simple as to just turn up in a foodbank and get food. You have to get a signed voucher from an organisation who are registered to give them to people. You can't just get one if you're on benefits even, as you have to prove that you're in hardship at that moment (been sanctioned, benefits stopped, lost money) You aren't allowed more than a certain amount of them in one month (usually 3 a month). There really isn't much tidy food there, just simple stuff like Tesco value pasta sauces, cheap cereal and tins, UHT milk etc. Not exactly something worth ripping off if you've got a Merc and a brand new £1000 iPhone tbh.
I have a massive beard and am generally a scruffy kunt, so you wouldn't think I looked like a worker. We really need to stop being so judgemental.
Maybe people could give something to the foodbank instead of judging the people walking in there and telling everyone about it. It is Christmas after all.
I've gone to foodbanks many-a-time in my car and been on my phone whilst waiting for the bags to be made up. I used to go at least once a week in fact. I was a support worker for a homelessness charity.
But as we are on the subject, homeless people still have mobile phones these days mind. An iPhone is not a symbol of wealth. iPhone 5 are like 25 quid.
And having a car means bog all either. I have a place to live and a car, but if it weren't for my family lending me money sometimes, I wouldn't have food in the cupboards.
It's not as simple as to just turn up in a foodbank and get food. You have to get a signed voucher from an organisation who are registered to give them to people. You can't just get one if you're on benefits even, as you have to prove that you're in hardship at that moment (been sanctioned, benefits stopped, lost money) You aren't allowed more than a certain amount of them in one month (usually 3 a month). There really isn't much tidy food there, just simple stuff like Tesco value pasta sauces, cheap cereal and tins, UHT milk etc. Not exactly something worth ripping off if you've got a Merc and a brand new £1000 iPhone tbh.
I have a massive beard and am generally a scruffy kunt, so you wouldn't think I looked like a worker. We really need to stop being so judgemental.
Maybe people could give something to the foodbank instead of judging the people walking in there and telling everyone about it. It is Christmas after all.
The OP is trying to "out c*nt" Bluey tonight. And succeeding. No mean feat
Each time I go to Bedd - au........................
For the last few years food banks have been making up "Kettle Boxes" for people who cannot afford to switch on their cookers. These boxes contain items such as instant soup, pot noodle, instant mash etc ... Something you can add hot water to.
For even more destitute people they supply "Cold Boxes" .. A food parcel which contains tinned food that is prepared without the need for heating or hot water.
You gotta take everything Darran says with a pinch of salt, he's been baiting people into arguments on here for decades
Would have liked a photo of the pair. Just to give the story a little context.
I was brought up on the edge of the breadline and most of my close mates even if wealthy are milking the system.
We should have no problem with a few iphones and cigs supplied by the Hansons and Gates of the world. The cost of phones and fags should be at least halved.
You gotta take everything Darran says with a pinch of salt, he's been baiting people into arguments on here for decades
Maybe so but there's still an important point here. A lot of us will know somebody who doesn't really need a food bank but will try and get something for nothing. I volunteered at a food bank for a short while and someone I know tried it on, got turned away but they tried. Being rich doesn't mean people won't try, sometimes the rich people are the greediest most selfish b'stards of us all.
More importantly, it is a total disgrace that we need foodbanks in the 21st century. I read today that the UK's 6 richest people control as much wealth as the poorest 13 million. That is absolutely incredible so utterly wrong. I also read that 8 families have 70% of the entire planets wealth. It's mind boggling, Poverty is when you don't have what you need (to varying degrees) to survive, around 1.5 million UK people are described as destitute, 13 million are said to be in poverty. 6 people have more money than they know what to do with and at least some spend their time eagerly gathering more wealth, cutting jobs, keeping pay down and putting more people into poverty. The 6 list includes the Hinduja brothers and Jim Ratcliffe.
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