Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/09/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thank you for looking and commenting. This woman was so depressed that this was happening to her that I felt really sorry for her. Some of the stories I hear are very unfortunate, other not so. Gerry Gerry Walden LRPS www.gwpics.com +44 (0)23 8046 3076 or +44 (0)797 287 7932 > On 9 Sep 2015, at 05:55, Nathan Wajsman <nwajsman at gmail.com> wrote: > > The second one I found especially strong, Gerry. > > Cheers, > Nathan > > Nathan Wajsman > > Alicante, Spain > http://www.frozenlight.eu > http://www.greatpix.eu > PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ > > Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator > > YNWA > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> On 03 Sep 2015, at 07:43, Gerry Walden <gerry.walden at icloud.com> wrote: >> >> I have posted two new images from the ?Food Poverty? project on the my >> gallery at: >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gwpics/L1000257.jpg.html >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gwpics/L1000262.jpg.html >> >> This young woman has just moved into the area from living in a woman?s >> refuge. She has two children (10 and 2) and has been working in the >> National Health Service through an agency but has just had her contract >> terminated because of government cut-backs. She declared her work hours >> to not include her lunch breaks as that was her registered hours with the >> agency, but the Benefits Agency do consider her lunch break as working >> time. She has therefore, in their eyes, under-declared her work and >> therefore they have stopped all her top-up family benefits as a >> ?punishment? leaving her with no job and no state aid. Suddenly she just >> can?t make ends meet. The food bank will give her enough food for her >> family once a week for three weeks by which time she hopes to get another >> job. >> >> Gerry >> >> Gerry Walden LRPS >> www.gwpics.com >> +44 (0)23 8046 3076 or >> +44 (0)797 287 7932 >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information