Back to work interview?

mummyathome

They have informed me my partner who is caring for we'll over 40 hours a week will not have to attend any work focused interviews. And I have been informed this is also just a one off meeting, to help me think about what I want to do when the time comes to going back to work, which I appreciate.

Poppie68

busy_mom wrote: »

This is where things will start to change with universal credit, as you are both capable of doing some work you will both have to attend interviews and look for some work. It is not just carers but people who claim any benefits will have to attend interviews, lone parents, jobseekers and those claiming sickness benefit. If people are claiming WTC they will still need to attend.

Could you please point me to the source of your info...

mummyathome

Yes I also would be interested busymom who told you this?

Horseunderwater

I think that you will find that this is probably rumour and something doing the rounds. Anyone who is on UC in the future as far as I am aware will only have to have one parent seeking work when they have a child under 5 and will only have to work (for a couple I mean) and for lone parents then there will be no forcing people to seek work at all. The conditionality which applies now under Income support rules will still apply as it does now. So when the child reaches 5 the lone parent will be expected to seek some work, but they can limit their hours to school hours as they can now. The Same rules that apply for both CTC and WTC will still apply and until all these benefits are merged into one, they will still be separate as they are now. All of this is expected to take until at least 2017/18 to complete for everyone. The simple cases will be done first as those are easy. So stop spreading rumours and hearsay and stop worrying people needlessly.

Poppie68

Horseunderwater wrote: »

I think that you will find that this is probably rumour and something doing the rounds. Anyone who is on UC in the future as far as I am aware will only have to have one parent seeking work when they have a child under 5 and will only have to work (for a couple I mean) and for lone parents then there will be no forcing people to seek work at all. The conditionality which applies now under Income support rules will still apply as it does now. So when the child reaches 5 the lone parent will be expected to seek some work, but they can limit their hours to school hours as they can now. The Same rules that apply for both CTC and WTC will still apply and until all these benefits are merged into one, they will still be separate as they are now. All of this is expected to take until at least 2017/18 to complete for everyone. The simple cases will be done first as those are easy. So stop spreading rumours and hearsay and stop worrying people needlessly.

Thats why i asked the poster to point us all in the direction of their source of inaccurate info. According to the post carers are available for work???? Scaremongering at it's best!

mummyathome

Poppie68 wrote: »

Thats why i asked the poster to point us all in the direction of their source of inaccurate info. According to the post carers are available for work???? Scaremongering at it's best!

Indeed would be worrying

busy_mom_2

There are trail blazer office at the moment. What is expected is that in householdes with couple where one person is fit for work they will not be part of the couple claim and allowed the choice to remain at home. ie at present couple jsa, carers(income support top up) or esa claim with children, one claims benefit for the other till youngest 16, this will be bought down to 5 in line with lone parents who have till the child is 5 then need to be available and looking for work.
I am not trying to scare I am purely stating that if in a household you have a person who is not currently required to be looking and available for work they will under UC.
It will not replace carers allowance for instance but it will mean the 'other person' will have to sign a commitment to look for some work. If you take what the amount of income support top of us this may mean part time work, the government expect everyone to support their household through wages not benefits.
I never said I agreed with it just what Mr. Duncan Smith expects.
http://www.mumsnet.com/family-money/universal-credit

bloolagoon

I don't see why 1 person cannot seek work if healthy. I think the way you can be attached to someone's claim and avoid seeking work is wrong.

busy_mom_2

bloolagoon wrote: »

I don't see why 1 person cannot seek work if healthy. I think the way you can be attached to someone's claim and avoid seeking work is wrong.

I agree, I am not saying that moms cannot stop at home and look after their children if they so choose.
What I am saying is that if people are claiming benefits then they should not be able to claim more money because they have more children. It has to become can I afford to have any more children ethic.
Yes families fall on hard times but both parties have to work through it, if this means mom has to look for work for a bit cause dad has been made redundant, nothing stops mom giving up her job once dad is back on his feet.
If partner is claiming carers allowance can the other partner work a few hours whilst the children are at school or in the evening to help out?
Same scenario if one part of the couple is ill, if they are so ill they require care then carers allowance would be payable anyway.

Benefit has to become the last resort, not the alternative.

bloolagoon

I agree - what I see is this. A partner on ESA (no children or older children) and their partner is added to their claim with no care responsibilities.