Should we put a time limit on job seekers allowance?

Then what? Let them resort to crime to feed themselves and become a curse on their communities?

The whole point of job seekers allowance is people are on it WHILST SEEKING A JOB. For people who have childcare commitments or anything like that shouldn't be on jobseekers (Ie people who can't work for whatever reason), there should be something separate for them. it's becoming more of a thing now where people are on JSA and then not looking for a job.

This is partly why you can't claim JSA as a student. You are expected to be able to work full time when the opportunity comes it, it doesn't matter what it is. If you haven't been able to find a job in a year then honestly you're not looking hard enough or applying right. (This applies to any job from cleaning to being a CEO, you should be able to find SOMETHING). Yet it seems these days that so many people are turning jobs down because it's not what they want to do. That doesn't matter. Take the crappy job and work your way up.

If you are going to put a limit on, then what sort of additional support will you oprovide in helping people obtain work? IT might be easu in places like London where there are plenty of jobs, but not the case in areas of high unemployment.

That I am afraid is the fallacy.

Unemployment rate London 5.5%

Unemployment rate North West 5.3%

Unemployment rate Yorks/Humber 5.3%

Unemployment rate West Midlands 5.3%

Unemployment rate Scotland 5.3%

Unemploymment rate Wales 4.3%

Unemployment rate South West 3.7%

Only Northern Ireland marginally (5.7%) and the North East (6.5%) have greater levels of Unemployment than London

My view is that the duration of JSA should be regionalised and in areas where there are a lot of jobs, JSA should be time-limited. We should start by saying 12 months in London. It is easier for the workshy to hide in London than elsewhere.

Unemployemnt rate isnt always a reliable indicator on the availability of jobs in the job market. Applications per job or jobseekers per vacancy would be a better indication of the health of the local job market.

We should just implement basic income.

Doesnt work. It would just simply start a black market in the vouchers plus its also anti competitive. Unemployment is dehumanising enough without compounding the problem.

Well no it would be horrendous why would students work or the youth on part time jobs

I support the idea that after 12 months welfare payments should be restricted. For those under 30 i would conscript them into basic training, for those over i would replace cash payments with vouchers.

Conscripting poor people to the army?
That's the most ridiculous thing you've ever said.

Into basic training.. and only for those unemployed for over 12 months and aged under 30.

We have a professional army, what would they do with tens of thousands of young people, who didnt really wnat to be there? Who is going to pay for housing them? Wouldnt it be better to train and skilling them for employment? Many of these people will have veen failed by the education sustem the first time round.

Should there be a limit to how long a jobless can claim benefits

I support the idea that after 12 months welfare payments should be restricted. For those under 30 i would conscript them into basic training, for those over i would replace cash payments with vouchers.