So, yet again the government is supposedly reforming the benefits system because it's concerned about people not doing enough in return for their money.
Well; I've been unemployed for 28 years and during that time I've done ten years of voluntary work [most of it full-time], six months' workfare and attended about thirty different training programmes and schemes...and sent off thousands of spec letters and actually applied for hundreds of jobs; years ago I even appeared on local BBC radio begging for a job. At the moment I'm able to offer an employer a three-week work trail - but no-one's interested.
I don't know what else I can do, or be expected to do; there just aren't any jobs available...especially for a man of my age [and total lack of experience]. The government needs reminding not to introduce any punative measures...we're not criminals!
