Job seeking - interview travel expenses

Justicia

Bob_the_Builder wrote:

The Travel to Interview scheme is good in a way, I have used it loads of times. In fact, there is no limit to the number of times you use it.

It is not set, but there are guidelines and if anyone is suspected of abusing it (and I know of one definite case of a local individual doing just that), then it will be refused at the local office's discretion.

However, (at my local JobCentre at least) they've had a bit of a crackdown and will no longer pay cash for you to go by road. Instead the give you a travel warrant which can be exchanged for rail tickets. I refused to accept it - if I'm going to an interview, I want to know I'm going to actually get there (and on time) and you can't guarantee that on the UK's crappy railway.

First instance of that I have heard of, but I will guess (without any further details from the office concerned being available) that it was linked to abuse of the system. Sadly.

Sorry to hear of it not working out well for you though, Bob