darkwolf666
Well-known member
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 limited, so I explained to her the process of “signing on”.... wooah how out of touch am I.
Gone are the days of going into a job centre and saying “Gi’ us a job” - now before you can even get through the door of a job centre you have to register online for a Universal Credit account - there’s no longer claims for job seekers, has to be UC.
As her DWP appointee I thought, go online and get a phone number. Got the number for JobCentre Plus and after going through the press 1 for this press 2 for that discovered I couldn’t do anything unless I set her up with a UC account.
I can say, with little hesitation, that my granddaughter would not have understood how to fill out the form, even if she had had the idea to do so.
Account created, great - we just need to verify your online identity.
I then get bounced to the Experian website, which then proceeded to ask a list of questions for things that many 19 year old won’t have - passport, driving licence, citizen card, etc... suffice to say I couldn’t provide them with the information. So now she has to go for a face to face interview to prove her identity... that’s before they will even consider her UC claim!
When did these things become so difficult and why? How do people manage, with mental health issues, who haven’t got a granddad to fall back on for help.
The system REALLY is shit...
Can’t wait for the interview when I say I want to attend and help her with her answers, as she would just say “yes” to everything!
Rant over...
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 limited, so I explained to her the process of “signing on”.... wooah how out of touch am I.
Gone are the days of going into a job centre and saying “Gi’ us a job” - now before you can even get through the door of a job centre you have to register online for a Universal Credit account - there’s no longer claims for job seekers, has to be UC.
As her DWP appointee I thought, go online and get a phone number. Got the number for JobCentre Plus and after going through the press 1 for this press 2 for that discovered I couldn’t do anything unless I set her up with a UC account.
I can say, with little hesitation, that my granddaughter would not have understood how to fill out the form, even if she had had the idea to do so.
Account created, great - we just need to verify your online identity.
I then get bounced to the Experian website, which then proceeded to ask a list of questions for things that many 19 year old won’t have - passport, driving licence, citizen card, etc... suffice to say I couldn’t provide them with the information. So now she has to go for a face to face interview to prove her identity... that’s before they will even consider her UC claim!
When did these things become so difficult and why? How do people manage, with mental health issues, who haven’t got a granddad to fall back on for help.
The system REALLY is shit...
Can’t wait for the interview when I say I want to attend and help her with her answers, as she would just say “yes” to everything!
Rant over...