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Parent doesnt want son to get a job

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  • Bath_cube
    Bath_cube Posts: 188 Forumite
    Yes he is in the WRAG I asked him.
  • Bath_cube
    Bath_cube Posts: 188 Forumite
    You are wrong sorry to dissapointed you.
  • Zeni
    Zeni Posts: 424 Forumite
    https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5366034

    After reading bath cubes and bluelass threads ( omg they are so funny ) I'd say yes, one and the same person

    Definitely the same, even down to cat name.
    Anyway, I digress..
    All that matters is what you brother wants to do.. The whole post doesn't really mention him and what he wants to do. If he also doesn't want to work then that's his decision. If he does then he will. All you've mentioned is what your dad wants.Just because they want it doesn't mean your brother has to do it.
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  • tesuhoha
    tesuhoha Posts: 17,971 Forumite
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    My neighbour is in this situation or should I say future situation. He is in his early 50s and has given up his job to care for his elderly parents so that they don't have to go into a care home. He has been looking after them for almost all the time we have lived here (11 years). He had a job when we first moved here but after about a year he gave it up to care for them.

    I get the impression his life is on hold. He told me that they have enough money to renovate the house after their death in order to get a good price for it. The elderly parents both have excellent pensions. He told me regretfully that he used to be a night owl but he has been forced to change his ways to look after them. Its not a healthy thing to do. I don't know how he will restart his life once they are gone.
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  • System
    System Posts: 178,342 Community Admin
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    KxMx wrote: »
    Is your brother in the WRAG or Support Group of ESA?

    What exactly is this "support group"?

    I claim ESA and that's never something I have heard of.

    You only stop getting ESA if you are found Fit For Work following a Work Capability Assesment.
    After an assessment you are either placed in the work related activity group (WRAG)or the support group. WRAG means they invite you work related activity stuff like job preperation etc, support group means you're not expected to look for work and are mostly left alone. The payments also differ depending on what group you're in
    This is a system account and does not represent a real person. To contact the Forum Team email forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com
  • Pollycat
    Pollycat Posts: 35,755 Forumite
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    Bath cube
    As you've re-lifed this thread, maybe you could answer some of the questions I asked earlier:
    Pollycat wrote: »
    Where is your information about this situation coming from?
    Your Dad?
    Your brother?
    Your own knowledge?

    I've no knowledge of this benefit but from what you've posted wasn't your brother's 4 years on ESA up last November?
    What help is he getting from the leader of his support group with taking those steps to finding employment?
    Does your brother want to return to work?
  • Bath_cube
    Bath_cube Posts: 188 Forumite
    Yes my brother wants to return to work.
  • Pollycat
    Pollycat Posts: 35,755 Forumite
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    Where is your information about this situation coming from?
    Your Dad?
    Your brother?
    Your own knowledge?

    I've no knowledge of ESA benefit but from what you've posted wasn't your brother's 4 years on ESA up last November?
    What help is he getting from the leader of his support group with taking those steps to finding employment?
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