ESA and work program

zak2012

Hi,my friend been on ESA for few months since then Jobcentre sent her to work program and she been going to her monthly meeting at work program office,but last week they told her we cant make any CV for you as you have no skills and her mental health is realy bad,so my Q is what happen to her now she worried now?they will contact jobcente and jobcentre will know she wont get any CV , so are they going to sanction her? if work program say she cant work or do any activty can jobcentre still sanction her? thanks

miduck

Perhaps they will send you on some courses so that you can gain some skills?

rogerblack

Someone is required to comply with all directions they are given - in general.
If they are not given a direction - they cannot be sanctioned for not completing it.
If it is not appropriate for the person to do courses to gain skills, then they may be essentially given up on by the work program provider.

Robbie64

Hi zak

If your friend feels under pressure and is being harassed by a work programme provider I would suggest she sees her GP if it ever came to her being sanctioned. A "friendly" letter from the GP to the work programme provider and the Job Centre could help in these circumstances if the GP could state that taking part in work related activity is having a detrimental effect on her health.

But, based on what you have posted, I find it highly unlikely that she would be sanctioned, she's done all she has to do to fulfil the obligations she has to meet to continue claiming ESA.