Job centre have stopped my JSA

[tommy456]

Not really,

 

look how many crimes no longer attract a prison sentence

 

And crime figures are dropping despite the level of sanctions rising.

 

Work houses coming soon in 2016

Well the crime figures are probably wrong as cameron cuts has seen the number of police on the streets reduced , and add to that people lack of faith in the police , On a local theme the area i live in has a lot more crime now than it used to have 5yrs ago, a lot more robberies and other serious crimes making the local news web sites

This government wouldn't want the truth out there would it ?

[louise2012]

Is anyone getting this error message when trying to log in to Universal Jobmatch website?

 

https://jobsearch.direct.gov.uk/Error.aspx?M=System.IdentityModel.Tokens.SecurityTokenValidationException&G=f8fddbde-3524-47a8-b745-fbe4cea2d396&N=408BBEWTEN&D=28%2f07%2f2015%2020%3a59%3a39

[Mr.P]

The problem with posting a link such as you have done, is that it includes a session ID that is unique to the time you (tried to) log in. A much better way is to take a screen-shot and post that instead.

 

You should also do a printout of the page for your job search diary. If/when you get challenged by the JCP about your job search activity, you can then produce the printout as evidence to show that UJM was suffering "technical problems".

 

As a side note, I always have problems with UJM, but that is because I refuse cookies from the web site

[mercyblue]

Or just use https://jobsearch.direct.gov.uk/Error.aspx

[louise2012]

Hi all, I took part in a 7 day course recently which I started on Monday 7 September and finished on Tuesday 15 September., however as I was due to sign on on the 7th I was excused from the job centre.

 

Also as I never received a letter to notify me of my appointment today, I had to contact them last week.

 

When I went today I didn't see my normal advisor and saw someone else but as I had to claim travel expenses to the course they completed the form for me but they never got me to sign my declarations.

 

I'm now worried that I will receive a letter in post to say that I never attended today.

 

Thanks

[antone]

If you're worried that they didn't update their system to note your attendance today, you could call the Benefit Centre (or the Jobcentre itself) tomorrow and ask if your signing evidence has been updated. It should only take them a moment to check this on the computer.

 

Should there be any issue, the fact that you completed a travel expense claim should provide evidence that you did attend.

[louise2012]

I know I don't post on here very often, but as I don't want to end up getting sanctioned for not looking for a job on a Christmas Day and boxing day. I was just wondering if anyone else has spent time looking for jobs over the last two days?

 

I record my job search on the Universal jobmatch website on a daily basis and I don't see my advisor until Monday 11 Jan 2016.

 

Thanks

[Mr.P]

I record my job search on the Universal jobmatch website on a daily basis [...]

 

I can't comment about job searches over a holiday period. I suspect the DWP would try to impose a sanction for any daily activity that had not been completed during a public holiday.

 

That said, do yourself a favour and keep a written record of your job search. If there is a technical glitch in the UJM or the servers fail, you will lose your record and then run the risk of having to fight a sanction. With a paper record, you are not reliant on a third party system being 100% foolproof.

[san_d]

Put this on your work record:

- switched PC on

- internet connection didn't work

- business were all closed

- could not apply for any vacancies.

[antone]

The last time I was a JSA claimant my adviser specifically told me that she did not expect me to look for jobs on Xmas day. I would like to see all advisers do this, but, since they don't, I have to go with the "Safety First" approach and suggest that you do find something to put in your jobsearch records for Xmas day. I would also love to see what a Tribunal would make of a case where someone appealed a sanction under these circumstances. It would be extremely interesting, but I can't (in all good conscience) advise anyone to make themselves that test case.

[louise2012]

I received a letter this morning from the DWP saying that they are going to call me in a few weeks time for a telephone compliance interview.

 

What does this involve?

 

Thanks

[dx100uk]

they just ask you a few questions about you to see if your circumstances are still the same or have changed.

 

 

nothing untoward to worry about

its a random thing they do

 

 

dx

[antone]

It's probably nothing to worry about. The Compliance people conduct checks on benefit claimants, mainly to ensure that they're getting the correct amount. People are sometimes asked to show bank statements or other documents, although obviously that's not possible over the phone. They may ask you questions about your household - who lives there, whether any of them claim any benefits and so on. They may also ask you to confirm that you have not done any paid work that you haven't told them about, or they may ask about any other money you have: savings etc.

 

These interviews are sometimes triggered by what's called "data matching", where information held by different government departments (for example, HMRC) is cross checked with the records held by the DWP and any possible discrepancies are checked out. There's also the slight possibility that someone has reported you for fraud, but I wouldn't worry about that: if the DWP really thought you had committed fraud it would not be the Compliance team that would be dealing with it. The DWP is used to receiving malicious and fatuous fraud allegations.

[louise2012]

I was due to have my telephone compliance interview today from the dwp but as I had to sign on at my local job centre and also attend the work programme I re-arranged it for a different time. However, I have left several messages for them to ring me back but I'm worried that my money will be stopped because I was unavailable.

[louise2012]

I finally spoke to them today and they want copies of my bank statements.