Being on dole degrades us, say jobless

SIGNING on is dehumanising and degrading, there are few incentives to give up welfare benefits and job training courses are a waste of time, according to a survey of unemployed people.

Ministers’ salaries, welfare services and a range of health and psychological problems associated with unemployment were also highlighted in the nationwide research conducted by University College Dublin.

The insight into the lives of those on the dole also found many were reluctant to give up welfare benefits to take up part-time or low-paid work.