Advice Please - Jobcentre making my wife ill

lelboy123

Ok yes I have it clear. Fit note, change of circumstances on journal & report the fit note for the new issue of anxiety/panic attacks. 

If they back off she will calm down so hoping it works!

poppy123456

lelboy123 said:

If they back off she will calm down so hoping it works!

That's not guaranteed because it's the work coaches discretion.

lelboy123

Yes I understand that. We can but try. He seems a nice down to earth guy from what my wife has said so fingers crossed.

LeighMo58027858

I understand what shes going through,  they really do pressure u, im currently on lcw, its slightly better than just normal jobseekers but ive still got them ringing me up every couple of months and all it does is cause me more stress and aggro. There only paying me 300 quid a month, its litterally starvation ration money and i still go without eating properly for weeks because of it, every phone call, its whats he going to try and force me into doing something im not interested in now. 

Like they think youre on some sort of time limit. Its like a kid in a car, ya know constantly asking, are we there yet, are we there yet, thats how there phone calls feel, are u better yet, can we force u into this yet, no ? Ok try again next couple months. 

At least i dont have to keep getting sick notes and go to jobcentre anymore at least, so while lwc has barely benefitted me, it has in some small ways. They just cant force u to apply for jobs, and alot of the stuff you have to do when on jobseekers gets toned down which is nice as i was and think alot of people who arnt well are just on youre bog standard jobseekers because its easiest, less stressful way of getting enough money to eat for a couple days, Even when there not well. I just couldn't be doing with the assessment for a long time as we all know the reason they litterly over ride YOURE doctor so they can get there own in, and no matter how bad it is the results are allmost garunteed to say youre fit to work, they want to make it as hard as possible of course. 

I guess it could be worse tho so not complaining,  i at least was found " limited " which is utter **** btw, u either can work or u **** cant, thankfully the guy has been very laid back and understanding in general, not a jobsworth thank god,   just needs to understand what the jobcentre wants, i dont care what they want. Got enough to deal with.  

Tori_Scope

Hi @LeighMo58027858

I'm sorry to hear that you seem to be struggling a bit at the moment. Do you mind me asking whether you claim any other benefits? 

You may find our page on free food and food banks helpful if you're going without eating properly for weeks at a time. 

Thankfully, many people successfully claim LCWRA, though of course not everyone has a positive experience of going through the process. If you feel you need some expert benefits advice, you can visit advicelocal.uk to see what support is available in your area.