When is dole signing

I have some sympathy. Taj has worked for the DWP for 15 years. He reckons advisers will give claimants an impartial view on benefits and a better quality of assessment than they could get, say, at their local CAB.

Next stop for Trevor is the longer appointment with personal adviser, Nicky Weetman. Here he signs a declaration of unemployment, makes his commitment under the jobseeker's agreement and completes a job search. Weetman explains that they are looking for claimants to take three active steps to look for a new job every week. Edward Graham, an employment rights adviser at the Child Poverty Action Group, says that new claimants should be prepared for "an escalation" in what's called "conditionality".

Crawley is "fairly flexible in the first 13 weeks as to what kind of work people can take," says Angie Dickson-Elliot. However, after that grace period claimants are expected to knuckle down. On Monday last week, there were only vacancies on the system for the Crawley area of those 82 were placed in the two previous weeks. Trevor's job search turns up two driving jobs, neither prove suitable.

So how will jobcentres deal with an influx of white collar professionals who might expect its services to have little to offer? It needs to "gear itself up", acknowledges McNulty.

Many employers don't bother with jobcentres. As of last week, there were , jobs on its system out of what is reckoned to be a total , available. You may get this if you have paid, or been credited with, class 1 National Insurance NI contributions in the relevant tax years, although self-employed contributions do not generally qualify.

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Written by spunout. Factsheet Fact checked by experts and reviewed by young people. You can also collect your money from your nearest Post Office. While on the dole, you must go to your local office once every month and sign on, confirming you are willing and able to work. If you live over 10 miles from your nearest social welfare office however, you will only have to sign on every 12 weeks. While you are waiting for your dole to come through, you may qualify for Supplementary Welfare Allowance.

Supplementary Welfare Allowance is an emergency payment you get if you cannot afford to wait until your dole comes through. Click here to learn more about Supplementary Welfare Allowance. This means that any income that you have from savings, investments or property other than your home can affect the payment you receive.

If you live with your parents or with your partner, their income will be counted too. How do I sign-off the dole? What you need to do to sign off the dole. Written by spunout. Factsheet Fact checked by experts and reviewed by young people. Signing off the dole If you get a new job you need to sign off if you have been receiving both full-time and part-time JA or JB payments. Need more information? Chat now to a trained Youth Information Officer Or leave us a message and we will email you back.

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