Desperate!! LCWRA/Anxiety/Meetings.

KerriGoblin
KerriGoblin Online Community Member Posts: 1 Listener
in Universal Credit (UC)
*Waves sadly* 👋 

I have been signed off since June this year with stress and ADHD symptoms. 


I am diagnosed with adhd and anxiety. 


Due to a serious sexual assault, I don’t leave the house. Ever. During this whole time, I have been hounded to attend the job centre. I keep not attending due to panic attacks and facial self-harm and my reason for not attending has always been accepted, until now. 


For context, I had my assessment in October and they claimed me to have ‘limited capability for work’.  I am now waiting on a mandatory reconsideration due to the fact I can’t leave my house. I provided all the evidence I possibly could. 


My most recent ‘failed to attend work focus meeting’ (17/11/23) has resulted in me receiving a ‘sanction’, same reason given each time. 


I am a single mum who can’t leave the house. Piles of debt, uc money doesn’t cover bills & rent anyway and now I am being charged £12.10 a day until I attend this work focus meeting at the job centre. 


I can’t put into words the effect this has had on me and I have no other chose but to attend, according to them.

Has anyone else been in a similar situation? What happened? 


I can’t stop crying and literally pulling my hair out with stress. 

Comments

  • AtlasShoulders
    AtlasShoulders Online Community Member Posts: 42 Contributor
    You should be able to request a telephone or video appointment as a Reasonable Adjustment under the Equality Act. If they refuse to offer this, then this would be unlawful. It might be worth mentioning this on your journal. You can also submit a Mandatory Reconsideration against the sanction on the same basis. 

    If you have ongoing issues with a specific work coach, you are allowed to request a new one.
  • Albus_Scope
    Albus_Scope Posts: 8,327 Scope Online Community Coordinator
    Heya @KerriGoblin and welcome to the community.  Loving the name. :)

    I'm so sorry to hear you've been sanctioned. I would have thought if you asked in your journal for phone only job centre meetings as a reasonable adjustment, they'd have to take that into consideration?  Especially as this is an ongoing thing that they've previously been fine with? 

    Can I also ask if you've spoken to anyone regarding your traumas? I'm happy to give you some links.

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