Proof of signing on.,

1940sGal

MissSarah1972 wrote: »

a pack? I only ever got a letter saying I get JSA and how much it is. This however does not prove I get it now.

All i got was a letter. I never got any pack.

andy2004

anamenottaken wrote: »

Would you do phone book delivery if you weren't sanctioned?

Well theres the catch.
You see it was a daily event, spending more hours doing it than a normal job, 12hrs a day, 7 days a week, except in High Rain when we waited to see if it was a short shower or a long shower.
so I couldnt do a job search, so therefore that would have affected my benefits and 2nd I would have had to tell the jobcentre I was doing it, and as payments received would take up to 3-5 weeks after doing 1 round between 1200 books. so i wouldnt know how much i actually earn - the amount of petrol, so doing it I would have problably been sanctioned anyway or have some form or "we are stopping your benefits due to you are working"
I dont really see the need to really answer the question.

TO answer MissSarah1972 about running a car
lets go a little further back, to Learning to drive a car.
Being unemployed and signing, i paid for driving lessons as i thought IT WOULD IMPROVE MY CHANCES OF GETTING A JOB. at the time it cost £16.50 a lesson. £27 for the driving test.
now after passing my driving test. I bought a car, my dad thought it would good experience. My dad put me on his insurance on the car, even though i was the main driver, we told the insurance company this. so it was £140 a year. without me it would have been £120.
made no difference to my dad.
He decided due to his age it was time to pass on the driving to me.
so i did that 90% of the time. For instance when I was on a work program and i couldnt use the car, due to parking he had the car for shopping, etc, we shared the cost of tax / mot / repairs.
Its quite easy to run a car on the cheap when you dont smoke, dont drink, dont go out, dont buy items you dont need and make do with what you got.
I pay my rent, give my mum the living expenses she wants, the rest of the benefits i get stay in the bank and stay there for bills relating to the car.
My car's, I've had 8 ford escorts over the years ranging from 1.3 - 1.8, most of them in cost £300, most expensive was a ford mondeo at £650, and most have lasted 3 years before being scrapped.
all have been MOT, TAX'ed and insured.
my current insurance was £420 I pay once a year, down from £460, last year, but more expensive than the £273 i paid 2 years ago. I usually put in £10 a fortnight. I dont drive more than 1300 miles a year.
I know when the bills are due and approximately how much its going to be, so i can usually work out how much I need to save per week from my JSA or should that be how much I can spend before cutting into the car allowance.
You may be wondering about clothing, yes i buy clothes, but i buy cheap, Shoes usually £10 but i bought a pair £17 HI-tec from sports direct thinking they would last longer than the Donnay's that I bought and found they didnt last 2 months compared with the 6-7months the donnay lasted, same as with all my clothes CHEAP, unbranded, and i make them last.

MissSarah1972

andy2004 wrote: »

TO answer MissSarah1972 about running a car
lets go a little further back, to Learning to drive a car.
Being unemployed and signing, i paid for driving lessons as i thought IT WOULD IMPROVE MY CHANCES OF GETTING A JOB. at the time it cost £16.50 a lesson. £27 for the driving test.
now after passing my driving test. I bought a car, my dad thought it would good experience. My dad put me on his insurance on the car, even though i was the main driver, we told the insurance company this. so it was £140 a year. without me it would have been £120.
made no difference to my dad.
He decided due to his age it was time to pass on the driving to me.
so i did that 90% of the time. For instance when I was on a work program and i couldnt use the car, due to parking he had the car for shopping, etc, we shared the cost of tax / mot / repairs.
Its quite easy to run a car on the cheap when you dont smoke, dont drink, dont go out, dont buy items you dont need and make do with what you got.
I pay my rent, give my mum the living expenses she wants, the rest of the benefits i get stay in the bank and stay there for bills relating to the car.
My car's, I've had 8 ford escorts over the years ranging from 1.3 - 1.8, most of them in cost £300, most expensive was a ford mondeo at £650, and most have lasted 3 years before being scrapped.
all have been MOT, TAX'ed and insured.
my current insurance was £420 I pay once a year, down from £460, last year, but more expensive than the £273 i paid 2 years ago. I usually put in £10 a fortnight. I dont drive more than 1300 miles a year.
I know when the bills are due and approximately how much its going to be, so i can usually work out how much I need to save per week from my JSA or should that be how much I can spend before cutting into the car allowance.
You may be wondering about clothing, yes i buy clothes, but i buy cheap, Shoes usually £10 but i bought a pair £17 HI-tec from sports direct thinking they would last longer than the Donnay's that I bought and found they didnt last 2 months compared with the 6-7months the donnay lasted, same as with all my clothes CHEAP, unbranded, and i make them last.

If you save your JSA I can only assume you have no bills to pay or anything. All my JSA goes on bills and I have not bought any clothes or shoes etc in over a year.

wantsajob

Unfortunately these days. petrol to run even a thirsty car, is cheaper than a bus ticket. (Suspect it's not cheaper when you take into account costs such as insurance, MOT, maintenance.)

When it comes to repairs, it's often cheaper to buy a manual, the appropriate tools, parts, and do the job yourself in conjunction with guidance from forums. Mechanics being around the £50 an hour labour mark and all. Sure it will take you more hours than a garage to do the job, but you'll be learning something, and have the self satisfaction of sorting it out yourself. Plus your time is your own, and when you're unemployed... I can see why this might phase a lot of people though, particularly when it comes to things like brakes, but it is easier than you think if you take care to do things properly and pay attention to detail.

Oh and on the proof issue, I've found a phone call will see a letter in the post within a few days.

Becciboobah

1940sGal wrote: »

I'm on JSA, I was in the job centre last week for little more than 2 minutes. They call my name, ask me how i'm getting on, sign my sheet, ask me to sign it and that's it. 2 minutes is about it.

This is actually fairly rife. My OH (when he realised his advisor wasn't looking at his evidence of job searching) used to print the same evidence off every fortnight and they used to just sign it and send him on his way. When OH asked if she might be able to help him look for work she answered that 'that wasn't her job' and 'that was what he was getting his JSA to do'. I love the Job Centre.

Mara69

andy2004 wrote: »

I've been signing on for 19 years, I done every WORK PROGRAM the government has come up with, and I can say without doubt they have all been the same, but called different names.And none of them WORKED.

Mate, the problem very clearly lies with you.

wantsajob

Mara69 wrote: »

Mate, the problem very clearly lies with you.

Says someone with a job.

greenberet1990

my local jcp, ask customers to phone Glasgow to sent the proof which could take 4-5 days. I seen customers loose job offers because of this. However, depending on the member of staff, some ask Glasgow for a fax copy.

m-bee

I'm suprised that it was that easy for you.
When I've had to request letters I asked the staff and they've said that I have to send a letter to Glasgow and that can take up to two weeks to get the letter.

Mara69

wantsajob wrote: »

Says someone with a job.

Yes, I have a job. And your point is?...

19 YEARS out of work clearly indicates there is something wrong with/something the OP is doing that is very, very wrong.