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How do you know if someone works in the job centre lives near you?

applepicker
applepicker Posts: 151 Forumite
edited 25 October 2016 at 10:10PM in Benefits & tax credits
How do you know where your neighbours in your block of flats work?
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  • teddysmum
    teddysmum Posts: 9,533 Forumite
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    What an odd question.


    I know that a lady down the road worked in a job centre ,years ago, but that's because it came up in conversation.
  • HappyMJ
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    How do you know if someone works in the Job Centre in your block of flats?

    You follow them home. If they enter your block of of flats they either have a friend living there or they live there themselves.

    Why do you want to know? They aren't going to mention they saw you getting up and 5AM and getting on a works bus to go to work when you're supposed to be the typical unemployed person and sleeping in until the afternoon.
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  • NYM
    NYM Posts: 4,066 Forumite
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    I believe the OP also posts under textbook and that may explain the 'odd' question... ;)
  • missapril75
    missapril75 Posts: 1,669 Forumite
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    How do you know if someone works in the Job Centre in your block of flats?

    You have a job centre in your block of flats? That sounds convenient.

    Do you answer the door in your pyjamas? ;)
  • oldhand
    oldhand Posts: 3,749 Forumite
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    Jobcentre bogus jobseeker watchers are all issued with the MK4 malingerer catcher with an operating range of 600M,they work on the proven tests that all malingerers do not bath or shower in between signing on and any work done "on the quiet" produces a particular type of body odour which is picked up and checked against a known malingerer data base.
    So they do not have to live close to you to find you out..........:cool::cool:
  • MacMickster
    MacMickster Posts: 3,648 Forumite
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    edited 18 April 2016 at 8:48PM
    You could try asking the DWP using a request under the Freedom of Information Act.

    Of course, there is a slight chance that they would claim that they don't have to supply this information due to an exemption - and it may bring you to their attention if they wonder why you have asked the question.

    Definitely worth a go though in my opinion. ;)

    Edit: I thought that it was obvious that tongue was very firmly in cheek when posting, but seeing that people are responding with comments about data protection I decided to edit to clarify.
    "When the people fear the government there is tyranny, when the government fears the people there is liberty." - Thomas Jefferson
  • dippy3103
    dippy3103 Posts: 1,963 Forumite
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    Why does it matter?
  • nearlyrich
    nearlyrich Posts: 13,698 Forumite
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    I worked for DWP many years ago we didn't have to give out our full name never mind our addresses. I am pretty sure that the staff addresses are covered by data protection these days.
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  • thorsoak
    thorsoak Posts: 7,166 Forumite
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    How do you know if someone works in the Job Centre in your block of flats?

    What does it matter?
  • nannytone_2
    nannytone_2 Posts: 13,014 Forumite
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    look closely under their hair line.... if you can see horns ....
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