ESA to JSA - what happens after that?

PollySid

All of these arthritic people I keep reading about on here who have (or know someone who has) lost their ESA/DLA and have had to go onto JSA.
What happens when the 6 months of JSA has run out? I am really not convinced that many of them will be able to find a job :sad:
There is supposed to be a rule in place that disabled people are not discriminated against with a view to job applications, but as my son who has epilepsy says ' If there are 50 people applying for a job, just 20 of them have the experience and qualifications required, 3 are disabled, 4 are over 55 and 5 have dependents that may cause them to have time off - who do you think will be put to the bottom of the pile?' There are only 8 of those applicants that will be considered.
How could it be proved that this has happened, there is no way of enforcing the 'no discrimination rule'?
I do have sympathy for the younger and middle aged disabled people trying to get work. I am 60 and only have a year to state retirement, so when they put me on JSA at least after the 6 months I only have another 6 months to go.
It is about time the government woke up and realised that this is another wrong decision along the lines of the CSA years ago when it started indiscriminately persecuting absent parents not caring the circumstances.
Yes, there were some absent parents that needed to be brought to heel, the same as there are some people abusing the benefit systems, but to pick on everyone and go for the easy targets is just not fair. They need to work out a fairer system, as it is obvious that many of the persons that have had their allowances taken away should still be receiving it.
I'll get off my soapbox now.

frogmorton

Hi Polly

l think you should get a 'restart interveiw' where they check that you have been aking an effort to find work....

such a worry isn't it?

I hope that the system will be reveiwed, but dont see any hope unless 'we' all let our MPs know how unfair it is. At the moment all l see in the media are examples of people who were falsely claiming not those who are entitled and not able to get it x:( This situation needs to be reversed to get 'the public' back on-side.

as for the CSA....l have two girls and split from their father about 10 years ago...still waiting for some cash help from him x He has gone on to produce two further girls... Good job l didn't hold my breath eh x CSA didn't help because he 'works' for himself (he certainly does x:roll: )

So sorry if l just ranted x:oops:

Love

Toni xx

tkachev

Same with me Tony, ex was self employed, income dropped dramatically but he was still able to qualify for a big mortgage a month later.

My daughter failed to get esa but was then unable to qualify for JSA either because she was too ill to work full time(she has a lovely job now where she can pace herself). So you have to show you have been looking for work and attending interviews. I'm not sure but after 6 months you go onto another benefit, it used to be non contributory JSA or income support but it has all changed recently.

Elizabeth