Scunthorpe MP Nic Dakin concerned about rising unemployment

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Thursday, January 31, 2013
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SCUNTHORPE MP Nic Dakin has expressed concern that people in the region are being pushed into a "lifetime of unemployment".

He welcomed the news that there had been an overall fall in unemployment on a national scale, but is worried that the figures are hiding a deeper problem.

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    Scunthorpe MP Nic Dakin is concerned about the employment prospects of many people in the region

Mr Dakin said: "Beyond the headline fall in unemployment, here in Scunthorpe we saw yet another rise in the long term unemployment figures. There were 375 more people claiming job seekers allowance (JSA) for more than 12 months.

"There are now more people claiming JSA over the long term than at any time since October 1997, and there are more people signing-on for over two years than at any time since the 90s. Rather than getting people off benefits, the Government are pushing them into a lifetime of unemployment whilst increasing our welfare bill."

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Mr Dakin has also expressed concern about the type of work people are doing, saying that many people are being forced into part time, temporary work with erratic hours.

"If people take this precarious, irregular work they lose their benefits and drop off the list for JSA without any real guarantee of the amount of money they will make week by week, or if they will get any hours at all," he said.

"This means they are left behind, forced to live a life of uncertainty, unable to budget, and unsure of how they will pay the rent each month. That is how, statistically, unemployment figures are falling here in our region.

"These aren't decent full time jobs with a future - but part-time, unreliable hours, often making people worse off than they were claiming benefits.

"It is ludicrous that this government is not ensuring that it pays to work, instead trapping people into agency work purely to make their statistics look good."

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  • Profile image for johnc

    by johnc

    Wednesday, February 13 2013, 12:34PM

    “it is not work that is important, it is the right to participate in the economy that is important.
    Just how long goverments can maintain that there are jobs, is the question that production in China, India and others is making come soon

    There has to be a new thinking on creation of occupation, and that cannot be a return to slavery and working only for food. no one should be made to work without wages

    John carney”

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    by TimothyIngbit

    Friday, February 01 2013, 4:16PM

    “Has Mr Dakin actually said anything here of any real meaning or substance? Iam still waiting to see the Labour Party's scheme for full employment. Actually I have been waiting all my life.”

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    by Sparks2400

    Thursday, January 31 2013, 8:42PM

    “Every single government has hidden the true figure of how many people are not working because the truth is too unsavoury for public consumption. All hide behind a mantle of wordspeak i.e. jobseekers allowance, invalidity benefit and every other scheme name they can concoct to ensure you are blissfully unaware of how many people in this great country of ours are not contributing to the public purse.
    As far as I'm concerned, there are three types of persons in the UK who should be used for the "employment" figures quoted by our politicians and they are;
    A. Those working and paying taxes.
    B. Those retired and still paying taxes on pensions that they have already paid taxes on previously when paying their contributions.
    C. Those who take from the public purse and pay no tax.

    A+B-C will give you the true figure of who is not working and claiming whatever benefit.
    That will be the true cost to the taxpayer.
    Now what government minister would quote those figures?
    Yeah, you guessed it, turkeys don't pray for Christmas.
    Hence the reason that we will never leave the EU, too many fingers in too many pies!
    You saw it here first.”

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    by AndrewCappEsq

    Thursday, January 31 2013, 7:06PM

    “Lols Don't take it personal Mozart. ;-)

    In their wisdom and for whatever reason, motive and/or intervention come influence; for some time now the Telegraph has been monitoring, censoring, blocking and 'sweeping under the carpet' any comments and criticism that some would perceive to too negative and damaging to the standing of Scunthorpe, NLC and, strangely Scunthorpe Labour.

    Clearly there are those Scunthorpe movers and shakers, and I suspect a handful of Scunny's anti chavist rednecked delusional lefties, who don't take kindly to a few home truths about their town!! ;-)”

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    by englander61

    Thursday, January 31 2013, 4:27PM

    “Mozart ,The chavs, and half- wits are the products of years of labour rule , Been soft to gain votes , leave school have child get council house live of benefits , Social housing every thing provided . Creating a rut ,why get a job , council house all modern upgrades free no need to better one,s self .Often better off than some one who works and buys house . Those that want to work struggle since all jobs are advertised all over the EU . We need a referendum now not in two years time when EU migrant workers have flooded into country and can also vote in the promised referendum .”

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    by miss_frosty1

    Thursday, January 31 2013, 2:42PM

    “I have to agree, it is a load of rubbish with regards to unemployment fallling, there are a lot of young kids out there who are on Government funded Apprenticeship schemes, which are going to come to an end eventually, where will these kids be then, without work!!!!! The Government are forever cooking the books and feeding us these ridiculous figures, do they think we are stupid. David Cameron has only promised a referendum because he want to get in next time, and if he does, do you think he will go ahead with it? NO, it will be another broken promise yet again!!!!!”

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