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OneFootInTheGrave | Report | 5 Sep 2014 16:14 |
Sharron- when you visit the visited Job Centre you are not creating the right impression, try having a roll-up hanging from your lip, a can of beer in one hand and a bookies betting slip in the other, that might work, as that over-worked and under-paid IDS in charge of the DWP thinks all claimants are smokers, drinkers, and gamblers :-D |
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Rambling | Report | 5 Sep 2014 15:47 |
All offices are different of course, so Sharron might well be correct about the one she goes to, and Ann and Wisechild correct about when they worked, |
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Sharron | Report | 5 Sep 2014 15:25 |
Over the years I have visited Job Centres on occasion and, on my previous visits, I have seen staff working diligently at their desk and I have seen jobs on display which they were involved in filling. |
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AnninGlos | Report | 5 Sep 2014 15:11 |
I do have to agree with both annx and Wisechild. I worked most of my working life for either civil service or local government. I have never seen the stereotyped workers that are portrayed on here or elsewhere. It is too easy to blame the staff whi you see rather than thise who make the rules. I also had too short oeriods working for private companies and there the staff would fit the public service stereotypes. |
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wisechild | Report | 5 Sep 2014 14:44 |
Sharron. |
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Sharron | Report | 5 Sep 2014 13:23 |
How marvelous to be able to afford to buy coffee. |
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Annx | Report | 5 Sep 2014 00:58 |
Thank you for that Rollo!! <3 I worked for the old DSS for many years. The coffee breaks talked about with such sarcasm on here never existed where I worked, even 40 years ago. We drank our coffee while working and we often worked through our lunch breaks too. In those days we never seemed to have enough staff or resources and morale was often low. No-one wanted our low pay and stressful jobs and when I was interviewed they wanted me to start the next day and I had a choice of 4 offices!. |
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AnninGlos | Report | 4 Sep 2014 13:16 |
Sharron, I know you like to be independent but sometimes it is good to ask for help. Have you asked advice from the Citizens Advice bureau? |
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RolloTheRed | Report | 4 Sep 2014 12:16 |
one of my relies is a top bod with dwp ... thought processes appear normal. Mind you I always thought working so hard for a lot of stress aggro and mediocre pay a bit crazy. By and large people will get better results with DWP by working with a recognised charity eg Age Concern rather than ploughing their own furrow. Reports that morale in the DWP is low are untrue, it is non existent. |
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OneFootInTheGrave | Report | 4 Sep 2014 10:50 |
To be able to claim any assistance from the DWP, you must first have the ability to understand the thought processes of those tasked with implementing the policies of the DWP - to be able to that you will need to have extrasensory means of communication because dealing with the DWP is a mystical minefield :-( |
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RolloTheRed | Report | 4 Sep 2014 10:24 |
If neither in a couple are entitled to contributed based benefits then u can claim for income based JSA. Assets must be under £16k. Receipt of JSA makes you elig. for HB. People over 62 do not have to sign on. Also if one of a couple is over 62 and the other does not work (any age) then they can get a weekly payment non contributed of abt £140 + HB. Quite how a couple are expected to live on under £200 weekly I have no idea. There is also income support allowance but poss. you need to be ill/disabled for that. Good luck. |
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Purple **^*Sparkly*^** Diamond | Report | 4 Sep 2014 06:51 |
They are absolutely useless Sharron, and will never tell you anything helpful, well rarely anyway. Now and again you will get someone sympathetic who will put you on the right track but they are few and far between. It's as if they get commission for saving the government money in unfair ways. |
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Sharron | Report | 3 Sep 2014 20:44 |
I had a letter from the DWP today. |