Moving with income support
Mon, 31 Aug 2009 11:21:42 +0100
Asking on behalf of a neighbour.
She is in the process of a homeswap and is just waiting for the green
light. She is on Income support and something called disability living
allowence and in receit of housing benefit and council tax benefit.
She is planning on moving to another part of the country and wanted ...
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A4e
Fri, 28 Aug 2009 13:50:06 +0100
After watching last night's programme (27/8/09) of Benefit Busters I begin
to understand what Niteawk finds so objectionable about A4e. Seeing a class
of jobseekers just left to their own devices and doing nothing useful made
me wonder what A4e get paid good money for. Did anyone notice the young
girl, brigh ...
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ESA appeal update.
Thu, 27 Aug 2009 14:13:40 +0100
Got some paperwork through on my appeal at last, it is going to tribunal. No
date is given for this yet.
My legal adviser says they will write to me soon advising me of the date to
attend, what type of hearing I want etc.
The bumph consists of Secretary of States Response, 5 pages.
6 pages of my appeal fo ...
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Benefit Busters channel 4. 9.00pm thursday.
Wed, 26 Aug 2009 11:38:24 +0100
Did anyone see the new series Benefit Busters. Another contract created for
A4e to profit from human misery.
Series 1 shows single mothers doing some half assed 6 week mandatory course.
Run by a woman who really does look like hitler, all she needs is the
moustache and you couldnt tell the difference. A4e tre ...
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bus passes for mentals and assistants
Mon, 24 Aug 2009 20:55:32 GMT
how much information does a mental need to be able to get a us pass, and
another pass for their carer?
My local authority are being picky - just being on DLA (high rate care,
mid rate mobility, no prospect of driving ever) doesnt seem to be enough.
And arre there other schemes, for transport by rail, or to h ...
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Working tax credits
Fri, 21 Aug 2009 15:16:30 -0700 (PDT)
I had a rather odd conversation earlier this evening.
An MP trying to tell me that I can't get working tax credits while
studying full time at university.
I'm only going to be working about 55 hours a week on average - I
couldn't see how materially things have changed.
Couldn't see anything on tax credits webs ...
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What is happening with ESA appeals?
Fri, 21 Aug 2009 13:25:48 +0100
They must have a mountain of appeals to get through under this regime. I
think the new ESA points system is generating to much work for them.
I am still waiting for a DM to make a decision since the beginning of June.
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Spare a thought for your advisor
Wed, 12 Aug 2009 02:38:29 -0700 (PDT)
This morning the Today programme looked at whether Jobcentres were
really giving people the help they needed. They had someone from the
Civil Service union on who said that Advisors were becoming so upset
that they could not give people the help they needed that they were
breaking down in tears and becoming so str ...
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Why you shouldn't snitch to the DWP
Mon, 3 Aug 2009 22:47:31 +0100
Last week our fraud team had a visitor, Terry from the Jobcentre.
He was even louder and more indiscreet than his hosts.
Our floor has four or five departments separated by screens that prevent
you seeing who's in the other areas but don't prevent them hearing you.
They may have visitors who don't even work ...
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Imposing restrictions for job search?
Mon, 3 Aug 2009 04:39:24 -0700 (PDT)
As I understand it, some one on JSA who has a disability, can impose
restrictions on the sort of jobs they can apply for no matter what
affect that has on their employment prospects. So, in theory at least,
someone could impose restrictions, which as long as they were
reasonable for his disability, meant there wer ...
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