Did they explicitly list the welfare benefits that they were collecting? I presume that he was on UA and not UB (since, being self employed in the recent past, he presumably did not qualify for this PRSI linked benefit)? Maybe it's a good idea that they're talking about interviewing those on UA/UB every month or so - rather than every 6 months or less - to check on their progress in seeking employment?Mr Toad said:What the programme also demonstrated was the disincentive that existed for the husband (and others in a similar situation) to enter paid employment as opposed to reliance on social welfare.
The programme was of interest, less for any personal finances lessons that could be drawn, than as a salutary warning of the need to avoid creating employment disincentives – in this case a clearly over generous and too easily accessible social welfare system.
Capaill said:regarding the quality of their home and the furniture in it, remember that a lot of apartments etc. come furnished so the furniture may not have been theirs in the first place.
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Capaill said:I did think it was somewhat reckless to give up a paying job in the faint hope of setting up his own business without any forethought into (a) the impact of leaving the job and (b) what is requried to run his own business.
wexford said:did anyone notice how their attitude change once they had moved to sligo and he had a job? In bray, they were very eager for help, and praising the 'tracking system', but once a job was found, it was quite clear that they did not want to disclose earnings or discuss their finances at all...
Chamar said:EH seemed to expect the guy to earn €50k pa which was very unrealistic.
PMU said:Has anyone seen the BBC programme ‘Pay Off Your Mortgage in 2 Years’ on BBC2 on Thursday nights, presented by René Carayol http://www.carayol.com?
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