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Yes, pretty much how I understand it too. I also discovered that she may be expected to travel up to 90 minutes from home for work. Now I have commuted those sort of hours and more in my early working career, but to a good job, earning good money, so it was financially viable. My granddaughter...

I know, 7 hours a day, every day is nothing short of ludicrous. As I said in a previous post my granddaughter has a good work ethic, and currently works all her spare time as a volunteer in a charity shop, which will obviously now have to stop, as she won't have any spare time. She has quite...

Thanks for the advice - my wife and I are legal guardians to the 2 grandkids that live with us, so feel I need to support them as much as I can, without involving the likes of CAB if I can... We’ve managed to book the identity verification interview, so one step done. I have now discovered...

Thanks for that, most appreciated and flying in the face of a couple of the idiots who have posted.

Yes, I remember those days, fortunately I walked straight out of school into a proper apprenticeship in print. My granddaughter has a great work ethic, one of the upsides of her learning difficulties, and would quite happily do pretty much any job she is fit to do... unfortunately I am not so...

Too busy owning up to their drug habits...

I know where you are coming from, I have attended 2 PIP assessments for the two grandchildren my wife and I look after, both were very different experiences. Fortunately as their appointee I was allowed to speak up in their assessments and point out when they were getting things wrong! It’s...

And you’re a nasty individual... with no empathy for those in need!

I’m not quite sure what your problem is? This isn’t “just another political post”, but a post about life and how it affects those with disabilities. My opinion would have been the same whoever devised it, Labour, LibDem or Monster Raving Loony party. Also, the title unequivocally indicated...

You’re clearly either on a wind up, an arse or just didn’t bother to read my OP. You carry on in your happy little world, I truly hope no-one you know, who has a disability needs this system - actually take that back, I do, then maybe you might understand.

But did everybody tell Gordon Brown his system wouldn’t work and would make some people face homelessness and destitution because of it?

Yep, as I said I’ll-conceived ideology - all benefit claimants are spongers, so what’s the problem?

You’re not just a pretty face (well your avatar isn’t)! :)

Thanks for that, unfortunately we don’t reside in the Brighton area - I will look to see if there is something similar in Kent.

Yep, those that suffer being sanctioned (money stopped) are most frequently those with mental health issues, who often struggle to meet their own basic needs, let alone this beaucratic, ill-conceived, ideological nonsense!

Now I like to think I’m a reasonably intelligent man (being on these boards may indicate otherwise). My granddaughter has just left college at age 19, she has mild learning difficulties and zero understanding as to how life works. She wants to get an apprenticeship in a nursery, but places are...