One million people are claiming benefits yet able to work. That’s what Iain Duncan Smith told journalists last week. There’s just one problem -- it’s not strictly true.

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My dads got alcohol induced dementia an siriosis of the liver, been slowly getting worse and these dim wits said he was fit for work and cut his money off, he didnt even know he had been cut off, went a month with no money coming in un aware. a month later im taking him to hospital were hes been for over a month now, looking like hes going into 24hr care soon. And these bell ends told me they were standing by there desicion that he was fit for work. Were talking about a proud man here, worked all his life on roofs and owned pubs whilst still turning up on site everyday. He wants to work, whilst sat with him hospital the other day he told me he had a big job coming up, he also tried to buy a pint from the nurses station. Ied love to meet the bell who assesed him.

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My dads got alcohol induced dementia an siriosis of the liver, been slowly getting worse and these dim wits said he was fit for work and cut his money off, he didnt even know he had been cut off, went a month with no money coming in un aware. a month later im taking him to hospital were hes been for over a month now, looking like hes going into 24hr care soon. And these bell ends told me they were standing by there desicion that he was fit for work. Were talking about a proud man here, worked all his life on roofs and owned pubs whilst still turning up on site everyday. He wants to work, whilst sat with him hospital the other day he told me he had a big job coming up, he also tried to buy a pint from the nurses station. Ied love to meet the bell who assesed him.

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They never say how many jobs are actually available too. Last stat I saw, 2.5m unemployed and 400,000 jobs. Maybe they can share those 0 hour minimum wage jobs that the holy private sector are providing.