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  • "Heres is an idea for the government .. choose 10 or more local companies from each area . in practical skilled categories . ie. building, carpentry, electricians plumbers , shopkeepers . etc .. use the college system thats already in place . choose children who maybe are not so good at reading and writing . but can whip up a lovely bird box or metal stick man . and knows there way round the technical depatrment machines . or the cookery department etc , send them off to their chosen workplace . to do apprenticeships. with day release college .. . get shops to purchase local supplies . the council has lots of unused ground . get kids from all the schools to come and learn gardening and make an allotment with chickens and veg and fruit . then the council can supply the local shops with the stuff or sell it to the school for their lunch . but the problem is . that the government state that you have to have a signed consent for everything . and insurance , liability cover . a license its rediculous .. parents and children should be allowed to choose what they allow their kids to do . i understand you have to be safe . but if the teacher is qualified and the right kids are given the right work plan it could all work out great .. it would re build the community . I fear that this simple solution is too hard for the government to manage . they like complication . its easier to get followers to follow with a few impressive speeches that most people dont understand about this reform and that reform . SO are there any companies in high wycombe that would agree to take on say 2 kids a year from a school within 5 miles of the company. to give them apprenticeships .. Are the council going to give up their unused land for garden lessons to local schools ..there are hundreds of companies . just ten percent of this would do a great deal for our kids . and give them something to do . my son left school with 8 gcse. btech . and has microsoft qualifications . from zenos academy .. he studied till he was 19 working part time . he cant find a job in his chosen career . so is making coffee in a cafe to earn a living and is unhappy . there is endless traffic . from people who travel miles to work stretching peoples budget with extra petrol costs . because they dont work locally .. things can . change . and an idea can become a reality if the right people pick up on it . so ivor . send this idea to all the people you know . and make this happen .. now there is a challenge for you ."
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The benefits of the welfare state

7:48pm Tuesday 26th June 2012 in Your Say By ivor

I was shocked to learn a few days ago that 380,000 under 25's are claiming housing benefit.

It seems that people are able to claim a benefit for almost anything these days indeed I could probably even get a benefit for writing this blog!

If a youngster decides to live away from home then surely its up to them to be able to support themselves financially on their own rather than having funding from the state?

I'm struggling to make ends meet myself and I am proud to say that I don't have a penny of state support yet my taxes are going to support youngsters many of whom have parents that could look after them.

Of course I am not against young people moving out of their parental home but if they choose to do so then it makes sense for them to take on the financial responsibility of their actions and not be a burden on the rest of us.

As house prices are so high no doubt many of those on housing benefit will be in rented accommodation which in Wycombe is probably a family house that is being let room by room.

Why are family homes being let out to multiple tenants who are taking desperately needed accommodation from those it was designed for and who need it the most?

If only the concept of the family unit was reinstated into society maybe the unrelenting need to build more and more housing would also be curtailed?

The fact the state is assisting with housing costs is creating a fixed market where landlords know they can inflate prices because the state will contribute towards the costs.

Maybe if housing benefit for under 25's was stopped the price of housing would fall and more accommodation would be available therefore benefiting everyone?

The fact that so many youngsters decide to leave home is merely a sign of the continuing breakup of family values that has come to blight our communities in recent years.

An article on the news section of this site today mentions that housing benefit will also be docked for those living in accommodation where there is an unoccupied bedroom.

No doubt the bedroom tax will affect a lot of people and this attempt at housing engineering will also clamp down on those living in houses which are too big for them.

Those on housing benefit are probably also in receipt of Council Tax benefits and the like making them even more of a burden of the hard-working tax payers of the community.

Instead the money could be given to the hard-working families or the pensioners who need it most.

The proposed changes to the benefits system will see many people having to move and this is regrettable but can we really afford to provide benefits to those living in houses larger than they need or because they have chosen to move out of home on a whim?

What do you think?

LINK: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/9351604/New-welfare-clampdown-could-axe-housing-benefit-from-under-25s.html

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