Free bus rides for jobseekers to tackle unemployment rate in East Yorkshire

“The scheme is for those that have been unemployed for between 3 months and a year, so the long-term unemployed - including benefit scroungers - won't be eligible.

I assume the bus passes will be withdrawn after the person has been unemployed for a year, but will there be a mechanism for cancelling them if the person gets a job before this?”

“Thanks Mildred, to those of you out of work - a little tip - register with an employment agency (or several) there are hidden jobs out there which are never advertised and the agencies can do a good job filtering out the wheat from the chaff. I know I deal with them.

Yes I've been unemployed three times in my life - never ever give up, keep trying.

I'm now in manufacturing as a manager and I have absolutely no issues getting the same person's CV from three or more agencies, so give them a go - you have nothing to lose.

Just be open and honest and be yourself - never ever try to emulate somebody else, never ever be tempted to forge qualifications or CVs - we do check up and we all have friends and contacts in other organisations who we can contact to find out the truth.

Good luck!”

“Any scheme that can encourage people into work,has to be good,I'm sure many of the lazy uninterested long term unemployed will abuse the free travel,while the state pays there rent,council tax and benefit to do nothing,many will never be encouraged to work.
also still think o.a.p,s should contribute towards there free bus travel fares,may be 30% of the fare.”

“positive idea. :)”

“Free bus rides to interviews! Good call. All we need now are the jobs to travel too!”

“Why between three months and one year?

What about all those who just lost their jobs at local companies and now need to find more jobs, they are the most likely people genuinely looking for work and needing the extra help as they've suddenly got no money coming in, as opposed to those out of work for a year and most likely their entire life.”

“Arthur Hunt - there's nothing more to say... except "Hear hear!"”

“Having experienced unemployment myself I completely sympathise with the GENUINE unemployed, not everyone who is out of work is a layabout shirker, try looking people ex BAE, Comet, the Caravan Industry etc in the face and say that. There are THOUSANDS of good people out of work, they deserve every bit of help they can get - one day it could be YOU.

However as for the 'lifetime on benefits lazy can't be ****d unemployable scroats' who give the genuine unemployed a bad name yes they will take the p*ss and grab a free ride to their next drug deal or whatever, the real problem is sorting out the wheat from the chaff, and the political elite have stopped all forms of discipline as it is 'discriminatory'. You need to be discriminatory if you live in the real world not cloud cuckoo left wing liberal well paid out of the way academia or some other cosy middle calls job with no hassle.”

“Are all those anti unemployed troll, like Dave-Navarro suggesting all those who have lost their jobs in the caravan industry, Brough, Comet, the buildding trade et al all shirkers.

Typical of your thoughts and attitude to those who nare trying.
I find those who have little sympathy for the unemployed and think they have a life of RILEY, HAVE NEVER HAD TO SUFFER THE SAME.
WHEN THEY DO BECOME UNEMPLOYEED THEY SCREAM THAT THEY HAVE BEEN LET DOWN BY THE GOVERNMENT AND OF COURSE THEY ARE NOT SHIRKERS, ITS THE OTHERS”

“Macsleftbicep.
Is that were your brains are, in your bicep.
Its obvious you have never gone shopping, pennies buy a bus ride or a little food, but not both.”