DP was made redundant end of '11. Is on JSA, trying to get another job and is also the SAHP to our 11 month old DS.
He went for a meeting at the job centre the other day to discuss possibly doing a course but they told him he is on the edge of the cut off point with his age. So he would have to pay all fees and receive no help. He was willing to do that, is getting quite down about still being unemployed. So they recommended he sign up for the workfare system to do work experience. The next day he gets a phonecall from them to say they had found him somewhere to do events organisation work experience. He is currently meeting the manager of the place for an informal chat. Will probably start Monday. For a few weeks.
Now, I'm all for improving his CV etc but this means finding child care at a very short notice as I work 4 days per week. Luckily I work in a nursery but it doesn't mean DS will be guaranteed a space due to ratios. But its also the cost. We're looking at around ÂŁ200 for a couple of weeks of DP being on this work placement to cover childcare costs. We simply don't have it. We get very little help by way of benefits because i work and have to live week by week. It's a struggle, sure, but we grit our teeth knowing it won't be forever.
I just don't see us being able to buy the basics if we fork out for the childcare. As much as I want to support DP doing what he wants to improve our situation, I don't want him to be back to square one after the placement but a couple of hundred quid down.
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FeedZombieEatSmartie · 02/03/2012 15:00
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