Visiting Family or Holiday? Universal Credit

mro

Found this online & only 4 years ago, this is how it was absurdly being reported.

Yet another benefits scandal over 'absurd' two-week paid holiday for jobseekers
https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/463995/Scandal-of-absurd-two-week-paid-holiday-for-jobseekers

Very sad.

Ames

mro wrote: »

And completely unreasonable & inpractical.

"However, if a claimant chooses to go on holiday in Great Britain or abroad they must continue to carry out the work-related requirements as set out on their Claimant Commitment.

No allowances are made within the conditionality regime for claimants going on holiday."

All drawn up under Iain Duncan Smith to create draconian regime.

I think this needs checking again, as it's 2 years old, as things are changing in Jobcentres regarding implementation.
Universal Jobmatch is being scrapped rebranded changed in few weeks time.

What it says in documents isn't always same as how it works in real world & implementation.

And it applies to people in work who are claiming UC even though they have a legal right to holidays from their job!

mro wrote: »

Found this online & only 4 years ago, this is how it was absurdly being reported.

Yet another benefits scandal over 'absurd' two-week paid holiday for jobseekers
https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/463995/Scandal-of-absurd-two-week-paid-holiday-for-jobseekers

Very sad.

I'd forgotten how bad things were at the height of the benefit bashing campaign.

Ineededaname

Ames wrote: »

And it applies to people in work who are claiming UC even though they have a legal right to holidays from their job!

Weirdly that's true - although in reality doesn't mean much as the amount of money someone needs to earn to not have mandatory contact with the jobcentre is so low. Most people in work will earn more than this so wouldn't be affected.