Too late to become a refugee

11/07/2007

Congratulations on a very interesting paper. Mature does not mean impotence in thought - or indeed the ability to speak up for well-earned rights!

With reference to your reader's letter ("No Pension, No Job", MT website), I too was made redundant. I am not of retirement age, however, but when "signing on" was told I did not qualify for the jobseekers allowance - although I am actively seeking work.

I was basically told to use all my savings to get below the threshhold level, or - get this, from a Government employee - "hide your savings somewhere, then claim for everything you can get!"
 
Time to rethink, eh? What a country! Too late to become a refugee.       

Peter Rons, London