Lisybabe’s Phone Call From The Job Centre
@Lisybabe- campaigner Lisa Egan- had a phone call from the Job Centre yesterday that really worried me, and that should go viral.
She posted it yesterday at Where’s The Benefit.
Woman from my local Job Centre: We’re just updating our notes. So what are your aims?
Me: I thought these kinds of questions were only for people in the Work Related Activity Group?
JC: No, we’re asking people in the Support Group. It’s because you’re in the Support Group that we’re doing this over the phone rather than asking you to come in in person.
Me: Well I don’t have any aims. Given the state of my health, aspiring to do something would just be false hope.
JC: It says here that you’re interested in stand up comedy…
Me: Yes, that’s what I used to do before I became too ill to carry on.
JC: Was you like on TV? Or comedy clubs?
Me: I only got to do stand up for two and a half years before I became too ill to carry on. No-one makes it onto TV in only two and a half years.
JC: So, has your health deteriorated?
Me: Not really since my last Atos assessment in December 2012. I’ve gotten a couple of new diagnoses, but nothing significant.
JC: [slightly concerned] But you’re OK though, right?
Me: Not really, no!
JC: OK. That’s fine. If you ever come in here ask to see me, [name].
Same Difference 
another way for the DWP to sanction you for no good reason
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Atos passed me “fit for work” my surgery date is set for 13/3/14 bowl cancer the macmillian trust has been great and are trying to help me with re-claiming ESA but as changing benefits screws with your rent and also im to ill to be left with no money or home trying to apeal so till after my surgery im now on JSA .
Signing on last time was soul destroying being a single mum im trying to stay positive about my health, the women at the job center joked about my health status demanded to know why no jobs had got back in touch with me and gave me a interview with a job center adviser for 13/3/14 .
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So you have an interview for the same day as your surgery?
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you better schedule you surgery to go ahead at the JC that way you get both sorted in one go and save everyones time,
TBH the call sounds sounds like someone dangling some bait in front of you, nice to see you didnt bite tho , i wouldnt put anything above these devious B*******
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