It's means-tested against household income and that, so not everyone's eligible.
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Mind you, under those rules, I'd've been eligible had it been brought in back then, and I wouldn't say I'm from a particularly hard-up background.
Posted By: Arizona Bay on December 4th 2007 at 13:05:15
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- 30 quid a week to go to 6th form ??!! (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Dec 4, 12:30:14
- keeps them off the dole though dunt it (Other Football) - blindasabat, Dec 4, 13:03:23
- Not entitled to 'Dole' (Other Football) - Cannydc, Dec 4, 13:05:53
- except in exceptional circumstances (n/m) (Other Football) - blindasabat, Dec 4, 13:12:05
- Not entitled to 'Dole' (Other Football) - Cannydc, Dec 4, 13:05:53
- Can't see it catching on - they can make treble that in one (Other Football) - CB41, Dec 4, 12:32:32
- Yeah but it gives them some capital to invest in their coke start-up (n/m) (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Dec 4, 12:36:25
- Around 1999-2000 (n/m) (Other Football) - Brom, Dec 4, 12:31:48
- Talking about treating the symptom instead of the cause (n/m) (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Dec 4, 12:36:41
- It's means-tested against household income and that, so not everyone's eligible. (Other Football) - Arizona Bay, Dec 4, 13:05:15
- It's a small price to pay to keep people in education (n/m) (Other Football) - Hertz van Rental, Dec 4, 13:08:27
- No, because a lot of the children stay in education to get the money... (Other Football) - Brom, Dec 4, 13:11:41
- A few do, but saying 'a lot' seems to be putting it a bit strongly (n/m) (Other Football) - Hertz van Rental, Dec 4, 13:26:03
- No, I was there 7 years ago when it started... (Other Football) - Brom, Dec 4, 13:29:58
- and of those 25-30%, how many of them made trouble? (n/m) (Other Football) - Hertz van Rental, Dec 4, 13:34:28
- The vast majority of them (n/m) (Other Football) - Brom, Dec 4, 14:46:28
- And it only takes one or two trouble makers in a class to ruin it for the other 15-20 (n/m) (Other Football) - Brom, Dec 4, 14:46:47
- Sounds like you should have gone to a better school. (n/m) (Other Football) - Arizona Bay, Dec 4, 14:47:20
- I was lucky that I didn't do the tin pot subjects that most of the trouble makers did... (Other Football) - Brom, Dec 4, 14:49:42
- Sounds like you should have gone to a better school. (n/m) (Other Football) - Arizona Bay, Dec 4, 14:47:20
- And it only takes one or two trouble makers in a class to ruin it for the other 15-20 (n/m) (Other Football) - Brom, Dec 4, 14:46:47
- 9 (n/m) (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Dec 4, 13:42:40
- The vast majority of them (n/m) (Other Football) - Brom, Dec 4, 14:46:28
- and of those 25-30%, how many of them made trouble? (n/m) (Other Football) - Hertz van Rental, Dec 4, 13:34:28
- No, I was there 7 years ago when it started... (Other Football) - Brom, Dec 4, 13:29:58
- A few do, but saying 'a lot' seems to be putting it a bit strongly (n/m) (Other Football) - Hertz van Rental, Dec 4, 13:26:03
- Agree (Other Football) - Cannydc, Dec 4, 13:10:04
- No, because a lot of the children stay in education to get the money... (Other Football) - Brom, Dec 4, 13:11:41
- There was one girl at my school... (Other Football) - Brom, Dec 4, 13:06:40
- Isn't quite right is it? Mind you, the niece and nephew I have that get it rather like it (n/m) (Other Football) - Arizona Bay, Dec 4, 13:09:15
- It's a small price to pay to keep people in education (n/m) (Other Football) - Hertz van Rental, Dec 4, 13:08:27
- It's means-tested against household income and that, so not everyone's eligible. (Other Football) - Arizona Bay, Dec 4, 13:05:15
- Talking about treating the symptom instead of the cause (n/m) (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Dec 4, 12:36:41
- keeps them off the dole though dunt it (Other Football) - blindasabat, Dec 4, 13:03:23
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