3 hour comute rule

somethingcorporate

Alternatively move a bit closer to where these is work....

dandelionclock30

In reality the majority of employers paying the NMW will want local cheap labour not someone travelling miles on buses etc. I used to do a 45 mile each way commute and that took nearly 2 hours in total.
That was over 10 years ago and it was over a £10.00 per day then!

AP007

HappyMJ wrote: »

It is by bus though. Wherever a daily travel card could take you. There is no need to take an expensive rail service.

No its by the quickest form of public transport, not the cheapest.

I was however turned down for a job today in Richmond as the company will not interview someone who lives 90 mins away. I copied their reply to an email and sent it to the WP.

HappyMJ

The_ICT_Engineer wrote: »

Where does it state this? From my own last dealing with the jokers at the Job-Centre, they have always used the fastest possible route.

A car or a taxi would be the quickest possible route.....but in many cases way too expensive.

A peak train ticket in my area would exceed minimum wage earnings and a job can be declined by getting the jobcentre to do a better off calculation. If someone is worse off by taking a job then they can refuse the job.

A journey from where I live Burton-on-Trent to Sheffield on the train would cost £25.40 a day and it's only 45 minutes away. It's not worth it for a minimum wage job and can be turned down.

I've had these discussions with my local jobcentre and we have agreed that anywhere I can to on a bus is acceptable...i.e Lichfield and Derby.

edit: I'd just to add I don't mind travelling for the right money. I've worked in Nottingham and I've worked in Wolverhampton and not complained one bit as the money was very good and easily covered the cost of the fare.

patman99

You NEVER tell your DWP advisor that you own a car. Remember, the 90 minutes includes the time it takes to walk to the bus stop and the time it takes to wait for a bus when it runs late.

sammyjammy

koiboy wrote: »

• The new rules from Universal Credit will come into force in April

Just for clarity in case anyone starts panicking Universal Credit only comes in from April for new claims from single non-householders in a very small geographical area of the country.

t0rt0ise

I was on the dole for a short time a few years ago and it was the same then. Nothing has changed at all. This is a Daily Mail non-story aimed to stir up people's hatred of the unemployed. They do it on a regular basis.

bartelbe

Surely they have to take into account the cost of the commute? In theory a person living in Newcastle could get a job in Leeds, and commute in less than 3 hours by trains. they would be bankrupt if they did.

The problem is the people who draw up these rules have never had a poorly paid job themselves. Private school, internship, well paid job in civil service or as an MP. No minimum wage work.

I expect people on benefits to do their best to find work, but I don't expect them to be saints. If you work you should be rewarded by having a decent standard of living, if you earn less or barely more than on benefits after paying for travel costs ect, what is the point?

bluenoseam

Last I heard it was 60 minutes each way for the first 3 months, then 90 minutes which was at the advisors discretion - for example with me it would be detrimental to my overall health to be traveling 3hrs a day so my advisor stated I would not be increased to 90 minutes. With that being said I'm also limited to public transport & as a result 60 minutes won't get me too far. But then again this was also last year & I'm not currently signing on because I do not believe JSA is worth the hoops I'd have to jump through.