💥Announcement! Friday 21.11.2025💥

📖 Life at the bottom – Not enough money to live on 📖

Friday, 21.11.2025 | 6:30 p.m. | Kiezhaus Agnes Reinhold, Afrikanische Straße 74, 13351 Berlin

How to get there: U6 Rehberge | Tram 50, M13 Seestraße/Amrumer Straße | Bus 221 Transvaalstraße

📣 Call to action: https://asanb.noblogs.org/?p=14274 - @kiezhaus

#b2111 #basicincome

Book presentation and discussion at #Kiezhaus with author Christopher Wimmer

Organised by the weekly #Jobcentre social counselling service @65organize

💬The book ‘Leben ganz unten’ (Life at the bottom) @papyrossa, 2025 aims to stimulate discussion on the question: How can things be different?

Based on our counselling practice and daily work at Kiezhaus, we would add the question: How can we collectively improve our living conditions?

Based on the descriptions in the book, this is precisely what will be discussed in a subsequent discussion with the author.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Fear, sanctions failed to get #Britain working. Try tea & empathy

Tory #Bullying culture

#JobCentre ‘coaches’ were told to get 50.5% of claimants off benefits

Secret interview with staff, I reported the tricks played

People were told to re-apply but jobcentre was FORBIDDEN to stock the forms

As claimants approached deadline 65 weeks on benefits, advisers were told to report them to fraud department for maximum pressure

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/sep/20/fear-sanctions-britain-tea-rebrand-benefits-training-work

#UK #unemployment #corruption

Fear and sanctions have failed to get Britain working. Why not try tea and empathy?

A radical rebrand will get people off benefits and into training and work, says the Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian

Abschließend noch eine Information zur #Kontextualisierung dessen was aus unserem "#Sozialstaatsgebot" wurde:

Exakt wie in #Deutschland und im Unterschied zu #Austria existieren in #UK #Jobcentre

Das heißt sie heißen sogar gleich.

Es existieren wie in #Deutschland Sanktionen

Daher gab es einmal e. Studie, wo die Frage beantwortet werden sollte, ob #Sanktionen Geld einsparen?

Ergebnis:
Es gab aufgrund dessen, was ich an Zusammenhang bereits beschrieben habe, keine Ersparnis

#Neoliberalism

@ajbarbieri some interesting seating going on there.. reminiscent of early 1990s #JobCentre interior design!
DPAC return to the streets
This followed a meeting held on February 19th to declare a united resistance of disability groups against the latest round of brutal welfare cuts.
https://freedomnews.org.uk/2024/03/05/dpac-return-to-the-streets/
#Benefits #DPAC #JobCentre #WorkCapabilityAssessment
DPAC return to the streets - Freedom News

This followed a meeting held on February 19th to declare a united resistance of disability groups against the latest round of brutal welfare cuts.

Freedom News

In #UK ist man da schon weiter was die Forschung angeht, denn wie in #Deutschland existieren im Rahmen der #Austerity auch in GB #Jobcentre und dort wurde einmal erforscht, ob #Sanktionen eigentlich zu Einsparungen führen?

Spoiler an:
Nein es werden keine Einsparungen generiert und jeder Kundige dieser Art von "#Sozialgesetzgebung" weiß warum:

um #Demokratie noch etwas walten zu lassen, geht jede Kürzung mit #Buerokratie, also zusätzlichem Arbeitsaufwand einher.

#Sanktionen generieren Kosten!

Preparing for the next #election, MPs have been working to upgrade the 'support' for transiting into new careers (jobs) after losing they seat in Parliament....

Of course, the sensible #Tories have already jumped ship, or at the very least initiated discussions with prospective employers while they can still offer expertise in their particular portfolio (which degrades pretty quickly).

In any case, its unlikely you'll see any of them down at your local #Jobcentre

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-67629470

MPs defeated at election to get help finding a new career

Those losing their seats at the next election will get taxpayer-funded advice with landing a new job.

BBC News
Going To The Job Centre | Kevin Bridges On Live At The Apollo

YouTube
Poll suggests jobcentre staff focus on sanctions over support

Universal Credit claimants report concern over employment advisors’ approach as changes are set to bring more people into ‘intensive’ regime.

The Independent
Well, the #JobCentre didn't give me the money I had hoped they would for my home business. It's funny, they won't give £250 to get me started. But they will pay, probably more, to send me on a worthless 'job skills' course or fork lift truck training.