Runnymede Borough Cunt-cil
Living as I do in Surrey, I'm right in the middle of the bleeding stock broker belt. This means that despite earning a modest amount as a Library Assistant, I'm stung with a large council tax bill to cover the rich cunts and their mansions.

A couple of years ago I was unemployed for a couple of months. I had a few grand saved up, so didn't sign on immediately, signed up to many agencies, etc, and tried to get work, but do no avail. So, I signed on, and at the same time was given a form to apply for housing benefit with the local Borough Council. So, having filled in the byzantine paperwork, I decided to take it to the council offices personally, so that I didn't run the risk of Royal Mail losing it. I took along all the necessary paperwork and caught the train to Addlestone (a small hole in the middle of nowhere, the only thing it has going for it being a large Tesco). I found the offices, found the right desk, took a ticket and waited.

"Hello", I said to the amiable old biddy behind the counter. "I'd like to register for Housing Benefit. I've bought the forms from the Job Centre and all of the relevant paperwork"

"Oh good," replies the old dear. "And do you have the other form?"

"What other form?" I ask.

"The Council's own Housing Benefit form".

So, I was given another form to go away and fill in. It was only when I got home that I opened the form and found that it was EXACTLY the same form as I had alreafy filled in. It just had the Runnymede Borough Council crest stamped on the front. I filled it in, took it back the following day, then went back to looking for work and hoping for a job soon and for my rent to be covered.

However, the Job Centre, as usual, dragged their feet over sorting out my claim. When I had to go on Jury Service a few weeks later, because they'd not sorted my claim, I had to sign off and was not able to claim any covering money back from the Crown Prosecution Service, aside from my travel costs.

Cut forward a few months, and I have JSA, Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit. I then get a threatening letter from the council to say that because I had "earned £55 one week in November", I had to pay back money to them for being a benefit cheat.

What the stupid cunts failed to noticed was that the money I'd "earned" was in fact my own money being paid back to me because I'd had to spend it on travel to be able to do my civic duty in fulfilling Jury Service.

Cunts.
(Iris_Wildthyme is three sheets to the wind, Mon 30 Jul 2007, 20:48, Reply)