job centre demanding I look for full time work as have no children

Errata

happenstance wrote: »

Its not a hobie its a lifestyle and I'm hoping to go professional soon.

Seeing as there is a job shortage I can't see what benefit they have to push me into any old work. Would rather get something that I will stick with long term.

I'll bite. They do it for my benefit, because my taxes are better employed supporting those who actually need support, not ££££ to fund a lifestyle choice.

happenstance

Errata wrote: »

I'll bite. They do it for my benefit, because my taxes are better employed supporting those who actually need support, not ££££ to fund a lifestyle choice.

I'm early 30s, even if I was on JSA for another 70 years I would have paid more in Ni than I would take out. No one is supporting me.

Children are a lifestyle choice.

No one is convincing me I'm being unreasonable, I'm someone who's never claimed before so thinks its very harsh and short sighted to be told what kind of jobs I must apply for.

happenstance

Anyway I need support just want my next job to be part time, that's all.

tomtontom

happenstance wrote: »

I'm early 30s, even if I was on JSA for another 70 years I would have paid more in Ni than I would take out. No one is supporting me.

Children are a lifestyle choice.

No one is convincing me I'm being unreasonable, I'm someone who's never claimed before so thinks its very harsh and short sighted to be told what kind of jobs I must apply for.

You might want to refresh your memory as to what stories you've posted in the past. They state that you claimed in 2013 and 2014.

TELLIT01

duchy wrote: »

"The woman" as you call her isn't there to find you a job-she's there to ensure you aren't a benefit fraudster

The OP didn't say the woman was there to find her a job. She is there though to help, and as I found out when I was looking for a new job they can do absolutely nothing to help when you are any kind of specialist job. The lady I saw told me precisely that and that I was in a far better position to find a job and they could do little or nothing to help. I didn't even get any money because I was drawing a pension from my previous employer - a pension which I had contributed heavily towards.
The simple reality is that the JC staff don't have time to help anybody effectively. All they have time to do is make sure you've filled in the forms they want and get you back out the door.

Indie_Kid

I don't get the issue at all. Would you really tell you employer you can't do overtime because of hobbies?

duchy

happenstance wrote: »

No one is convincing me I'm being unreasonable, I'm someone who's never claimed before so thinks its very harsh and short sighted to be told what kind of jobs I must apply for.

Just another benefit scrounger then.

No-one ever said the benefit system was fair - but you've had it explained to you now. No-one actually cares what you think - just that you follow the same rules everyone else does......or take the consequences.

No-one is forcing you to claim - and like most things in life the action you choose be it not claim, claim honestly or claim dishonestly all come with consequences.

thorsoak

happenstance wrote: »

I'm early 30s, even if I was on JSA for another 70 years I would have paid more in Ni than I would take out. No one is supporting me.

Children are a lifestyle choice.

No one is convincing me I'm being unreasonable, I'm someone who's never claimed before so thinks its very harsh and short sighted to be told what kind of jobs I must apply for.

You are "early 30s" - so you have worked for a maximum of 14 years, if you left school at 16 and started work immediately. If, as you say, you were "a higher rate tax payer for many years" - what do you consider many years?

If you want a simpler life, and wish to work lesser hours, I would have thought that by paying off your mortgage early as you say you have, that your needs would be lessened. Why do you think you are entitled to more than anyone else?

happenstance

tomtontom wrote: »

You might want to refresh your memory as to what stories you've posted in the past. They state that you claimed in 2013 and 2014.

If your going to all that efforts you might as well read them properly

happenstance

Lol at scrounger... Although this experience and the one last year when I couldn't claim due to bothering to save money just makes me think I was stupid for saving and for buying a house as I get so much less support.

So we just accept a system that isn't fair?