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Yeah looking back that would have been the best thing to have done.
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When i was on the work programme my advisor would constantly give me jobs beyond the 90 minute traveling time. She would forget that i didn't have a car (I do have a driving license though) and say things like "This job is only 45 minutes away" It wasnt until i would look at how to get there by public transport that i found out it was over 90 minutes. I would tell her this and then she would just say "can't you apply anyway or get a car from somewhere"
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In 90 minutes i can be on the outskirts of Birmingham or in Bristol. A bit far for me to commute everyday. I would assume that walking to a bus stop/train station would be in included in the 90 minutes traveling time? The train station nearest to me is a 35 min walk.
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I had a situation a few years back when a Work Programme course clashed with my signing on time. We were all told at the start of the course on the Monday that we were excused from signing on that week. It turned out we were not and were still expected to attend the Job Centre to sign on. Thankfully i had the foresight to go down to the Job Centre during a lunch break on the first day of the course and speak to my Job Centre advisor who told me what the work programme had said was rubbish and that we still had to sign on. I went back and told everybody on the course that we still had to sign on. Had i not gone and double checked with the jobcentre then the 10 people on the course would have received a benefit doubt.
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Unfairly Sanctioned And Risk Of Losing Property
Dazza1983 replied to 33crazydude's topic in Benefits and HMRC
In that case you won't be sanctioned. As for the (CWP) i don't know too much about it. I was going to be mandated to do (MWA) but my advisor has held off making me do it and advised me to find my own voluntary posistion I thought the (CWP) was for 6 months and for 30 hours a week. Someone on here who knows more about it than myself will know. -
Unfairly Sanctioned And Risk Of Losing Property
Dazza1983 replied to 33crazydude's topic in Benefits and HMRC
If the job centre mandated you to attend the British Heart Foundation and you decided to stop attending then yes you may well end up with a sanction. If you found the work experience placement yourself then as far as i'm aware you can't be sanctioned. -
Why do you have to send your jobsearch log off somewhere? I just show mine when i see my advisor. If somebody in a customer facing role spoke like that to me then they would be getting a piece of my mind.
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Unfairly Sanctioned And Risk Of Losing Property
Dazza1983 replied to 33crazydude's topic in Benefits and HMRC
My advisor has advised me to look for some voluntary work otherwise i'm going to have to do MWA. Just emailed my local Oxfam to see if they need volunteers as that has to be better than been sent somewhere you don't want for 4 weeks. -
I was on JSA and then i signed off. A month later when i had to sign back on i had to go on UC.
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No i'm not back on the work programme. I will have to do MWA though although my advisor is given me time to find myself some voluntary work so that i don't need to do MWA.
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Finally got round to posting the question on Whatdotheyknow. Will let you know what the reply is.
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I did have a look last week but couldn't find much about it. Some people on UC have to attend the jobcentre every day so surely they must get their travel money back. If i had to do that it would cost me £17.50 a week.
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Afraid they don't cause i asked my work coach that very question. You do not have a specific sign on day either.
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Antone just to let you and everybody else know that you do not get any travel reimbursed for any appointments you have when on Universal Credit even if you attend weekly.
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I am not sure about travel costs. I have only just signed on to Universal Credit. I am going to ask my work coach when i am at the jobcentre Monday. When i was claiming JSA i would get travel money back for any appointment that was not my signing on appointment.
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It normally takes 2 or 3 days before the Jobcentre contact you to arrange your first appointment. At my very first appointment with my work coach (hate that term) the first thing she said was "Is there a reason why you are not allowing acces to UJM" Spent the first few minutes after that arguing about it. Every thing i do to look for work has to be writen down on UJ. I also keep a paper copy as well as i don't trust UJ and i could see me going in to sign on and when the work coach looks at what i have done it has all disappeared off UJ. I normally just print out and show what jobs i'v applied for.
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Yeah i will ask about travel being reimbursed when i go to the jobcentre on Monday afternoon. I sign on weekly although actually you don't sign anything anymore.
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I posted this on another thread but this will give you some idea of what to expect at your first appointment. The below is what i have to do. Had my UC interview. Tried to get me to allow access to Universal Jobmatch which i refused. Demanded me to explain why i have not allowed access. Told me that i have to record all my jobsearch activitys on Universal Jobmatch which i wasn't happy with but agreed to do although i am also going to keep a paper record as well in case UJ dosnt work the day i sign on. Also have to log in to UJ every day. If my internet isn't working have to go to the local library. I also have to attend the jobcentre once a week. I do not ever have to sign to receive payment of UC as in they don't need me to sign any piece of paper or electronic signing. Have to do 35 hours jobsearch and was told not to just click on jobs on various job sites. Advisor would prefer that i do 10 proper job applications rather than just click on 50 jobs on job sites. Have to contact agencys once a week. Send 3 spec letters/ emails a week. Advised to register with linkedin and Twitter which i was not happy about. Also expected to take any job including temp and part time work. Basicly anybody signing on UC make sure you stick to your claiment commintment.
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That's a very good question. I didn't think of that. I expect they would say ask your neighbour/friends if you can use their internet or some other daft suggestion. The other thing i meant to ask my work coach (which is what jobcentre adivisors are now called at my jobcentre) is about having travel reimbursed as i have to go to the jobcentre every Monday.
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Had my UC interview. Tried to get me to allow access to Universal Jobmatch which i refused. Demanded me to explain why i have not allowed access. Told me that i have to record all my jobsearch activitys on Universal Jobmatch which i wasn't happy with but agreed to do although i am also going to keep a paper record as well in case UJ dosnt work the day i sign on. Also have to log in to UJ every day. If my internet isn't working have to go to the local library. I also have to attend the jobcentre once a week. I do not ever have to sign to receive payment of UC as in they don't need me to sign any piece of paper or electronic signing. Have to do 35 hours jobsearch and was told not to just click on jobs on various job sites. Advisor would prefer that i do 10 proper job applications rather than just click on 50 jobs on job sites. Have to contact agencys once a week. Send 3 spec letters/ emails a week. Advised to register with linkedin and Twitter which i was not happy about. Basicly anybody signing on UC make sure you stick to your claiment commintment.
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Forget the above question. They just called me although typicly i missed the call.
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I filled out the online form for UC on Monday afternoon and i am yet to hear back from the jobcentre to arrange the interview you have to have to complete your claim. Anybody know how long it normally takes for them to call you?
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I will take a look. Still waiting for them to phone me to arrange an appointment although i only applied for UC yesterday.
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Just phoned the Jobcentre and you can't go back to being a JSA claiment if you sign off and back on again if you live in a UC area.You have to claim UC. It also starts as a brand new claim.
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If i do have to go from JSA to UC then will my claim be processed as a rapid reclaim or a brand new claim? Would i for example have to do the Work Programme again? I was on Post Work Programme support when i had to briefly sign off last week.
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