Monday, March 30, 2009
The government being outrageous again...
I've just been reading up on the new Welfare Reform Bill. Apparently the Bill gives advisors the power to require some benefit claimants to engage in activities, including activity related to the stablisation of a person's circumstance, or lose their benefit.
So if I lose my job (which will happen sooner or later) I can be forced to take meds or start psychotherapy, not even by a doctor, but by some spotty oik at the Job Centre. Wonderful.
This government amazes me.
It's all irrelevant anyway because employers won't take on people with severe mental illness no matter what sticks and carrots you apply to the job seeking person. All it does is harrass people for no effect.
Oh, and we all get work related interviews. I can see how that goes- if you're depressed you just don't turn up and if you're high you persuade the interviewer that you're absolutely fine and could be working tomorrow...
Sigh.
Never mind. Back at work on Thurs, hopefully.
So if I lose my job (which will happen sooner or later) I can be forced to take meds or start psychotherapy, not even by a doctor, but by some spotty oik at the Job Centre. Wonderful.
This government amazes me.
It's all irrelevant anyway because employers won't take on people with severe mental illness no matter what sticks and carrots you apply to the job seeking person. All it does is harrass people for no effect.
Oh, and we all get work related interviews. I can see how that goes- if you're depressed you just don't turn up and if you're high you persuade the interviewer that you're absolutely fine and could be working tomorrow...
Sigh.
Never mind. Back at work on Thurs, hopefully.
# posted by Louise H @ 1:43 pm 
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Don't worry, it won't make any different. Every year, they re-brand the welfare rules ("Restart" regenerates into "New Deal" regenerates into "Welfare to Work"; "you must bring two application letters each week" becomes "you must bring a big file of application letters every three months"). But it always boils down to "you've got to go through the motions of applying for some jobs you have no chance of getting, in addition to some which you do" and "we will occasionally nag you a bit."
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