To this is absolutely insane! Universal Credit Sanction

After six months I would recommend a 2 tier job hunt. The jobs she actually wants, she should be taking her time and really putting the effort into the application. In the meantime, she just needs to find something. A zero hours contract kind of job that leaves her free to work or not work so she can interview would be ideal. It will be NMW, but I will be work.

It’s good she’s gone alone. If she can take on the MD she can handle the job centre by herself.

She needs to get volunteering while she’s job hunting, it’ll give her routine, purpose, a reason to get out of bed every day, go to sleep at a decent time at night. You seem to think it’s okay she’s in bed 16 hours a day, it’s not. She needs to go back to the basics of eating well, fresh air, exercise. If she got a job she’d have to do all of that so if she’s genuinely job seeking she needs to get herself in the best shape to take a job and make the best of it.

It’s awful she’s had some bad experiences but find me anyone who hasn’t. She’s got to just crack on with her life, careful tailored quality applications, healthy lifestyle, seeing friends etc.

What’s the alternative? Hiding from life in bed wasting energy resenting the system that’s currently funding her costs, missing appointments and having less money, resenting it more, wallowing.

Yes, and to achieve that you need to have been a member of an unemployment insurance fund for at least 12 months and meet work-related conditions. OP's daughter had been in work for a couple of days, or if she had been insured via her previous employer only six months, so it's unclear whether she would have qualified for that.
https://arbetsformedlingen.se/other-languages/english-engelska/unemployed---what-happens-now/unemployment-benefit

I don't think Indeed is used for much more than data harvesting. I work for a council, helping people to find work and I see loads of people applying for loads of Indeed jobs every week and never getting anything. I would approach the local council to find out if they offer any kind of employment/into work services as they can often provide training, CV checking/writing, mentoring etc. Would also ask if they have a volunteering service as it can be quite tricky to find relevant voluntary posts otherwise but this is a good way to add to your CV. Also would definitely recommend contacting Careers England as they have a lot of advice and info. Apologies if this has already been said, I haven't read every post.

Thatcherism continues to be savaged, even by those who weren't around at the time. Yet benefits were fair and ample.

The rules are the rules and they have to be there, you have to jump through the hoops to get paid.

As a side note though, either she hasn’t applied for 1500 jobs, or she’s not putting anywhere near enough thought and effort into her applications.

I was thinking this. I can spend a whole day doing 1 application to make sure it's specific to the job, clearly demonstrates how I meet the job spec and why I'm the best candidate.
Have you looked at the applications she does and cross referenced then to the roles? Does she meet the person specification for each one?
I look at applications for various roles and it's very clear who is just applying to tick the 'I'm applying for jobs for fulfill the UC criteria' to who really wants it and has taken the time. If you know anyone in management ask them to have a look at her applications and ask then objectively 'would you hire based on this application'?

Oh, fair! nvm!

I agree with you, this is why I went back to uni and retrained. I'm not risking it just to be made redundant. Nurses/teachers will never be made redundant! I didn't earn that much anyway. The salaries are very low in corporate unless in investment banking or finance. Or some areas of law.

It's part of her commitments though isn't it?

Plus it's not really a job centre anymore. They don't find you jobs.

The fact she didn't let you go along with her suggests there's more to it than she's letting on. I don't know if she can apply for an advance or some sort of hardship payment. Or maybe you can help.

I am absolutely astounded at the negative judgement and unkindness of some of the PP 😞

OP, the sanction CAN absolutely be challenged. Your DD is a victim of a SA and very understandably this has had an adverse impact on her mental health.

The Public Law Project is an excellent resource for information on UC sanctions https://publiclawproject.org.uk/

I suggest you contact your local CAB, they will have a direct contact with a DWP partnership manager to raise concerns with senior staff about your DD. You can search for your nearest CAB online or other advice providers at www.advicelocal.net

If you go to the Jobcentre, ask to speak to the work coach manager and ask for a private room. Your DD is absolutely entitled to do this as no one should be asked to discuss information about SA in an open plan environment. Your DD needs to ask for her circumstances to be recorded in detail on her UC claim and she should also request the sanction be reconsidered urgently.

I also suggest you support your DD to speak ASAP with your local SA referral centre https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/sexual-health/help-after-rape-and-sexual-assault/ and also her GP if she can as agree a fitnote should be requested to take some pressure off - also ask if this can be backdated as it sounds like your DD has been struggling for a considerable time.

I am so very sorry she is enduring this, there is excellent advice and support out there, its about finding the right human being to look at her case and make a decent decision.

I hope the links here are helpful. Thinking of you and your DD 💐

They are fair.

When claiming UC whilst unemployed, your job is to look for a job, part of which includes attending appointments . You are paid by them on the basis that you do that work.

Thank God things have changed. I hope they continue to.

That’s universal credit for you, exactly the same as Jobseeker’s Allowance was before it. They’ll cut you off for less and they really don’t give a toss if you can’t eat.

Thats it, that’s the reality don’t let any idiot tell you otherwise.

Im sorry this has happened to your daughter, it’s awful, especially after rejection when trying so hard. Thankfully she has you for support and I’m sure you’ll help her pay whatever bills she needs and eat.

I wouldn’t bother complaining, they do not care, not one bit.

That would have been an interesting alternative route to take because it was the HR woman that the MD was calling fat and ugly. 🤔

So now we are suggesting that to avoid having to turn up for appointments at the job centre she applies for the additional 'limited capacity to work' benefit.

Your DD is not wrong in thinking he is rude. She is wrong in her reaction. You cant just call a manager rude. Especially in her first week there.

I have a couple of different managers. One of them is rude and sends me the most negative rude emails.

I just dont get that bothered by it. I manage her back by saying "of course that was done". Or "you asked me to do it that way, i dod it as agreed" etc

Sounds like she’s learned her lesson to turn up to appointments then.

Now she needs to focus on work. Has she gone round all her connections to see if anyone can offer her anything? Unfortunately with the job market the way it is, she needs to try the personal approach. What about a recruiter? Can she sign up with any?

Whilst waiting, has signed up with any temp agencies?

She does need to double check her CV is suitable for AI auto checking as well.

Apologies @LurkThenPost, I meant to reply just to @Mintbeecloud.

Going back doesn't actually cost a lot of money in the short term... It can cost in the long term, but if you chose your degree wisely and it's something you love, and there are jobs available for, then I think it's worth it.

I've got an undergrad and I'm on a postgrad at the minute, used student finance for both. I don't pay anything from either back unless I earn over 26k, but for people taking undergrads these days it's 28k.

Once I qualify, the low end pay scale for my field is around 38k (outside of London), and I'll pay around £150 a month back.

It's a bit of a sting but worth it to be working in a field I love, with career progression and opportunities to develop, and potentially become a high earner. It's a job that needs doing and can't be done with AI.

More of a sting at the higher end, though. My loans will be written off by the time I'm at that point, though.

You don't have "no rights at all" with fewer than two years' continuous service, but they are extremely limited. Everyone has protection, from day one of employment, from discrimination, whistle-blowing, automatically unfair dismissal (this is unfair dismissal for reasons that are "automatically unfair" and not the same as unfair dismissal), family rights and contractual rights, but from what OP has told us, her DD's employer hasn't breached any of these rights. You only gain the additional protection of unfair dismissal with at least two years' continuous service.

Some men and women at work have asked me if i have a boyfriend/ am married.

Is it an inappropriate question?

It's not insane. It's the rules.
If she's struggling with her mental health, she should go to the GP. And encourage her to find something productive to do with her time. A volunteering role, or training course of some sort.
You said she was in a corporate role in London so is she in touch with recruiters?
She left two jobs within 6 months, and now has been unemployed for 6 months. That's not going to be an attractive CV unless she can explain it well.
I personally don't think pushing for leniency will help her. She needs some direction and purpose, not more opportunity to stay in bed. If she lives at home, I would try and push her to get out more.

As an ex job centre advisor I can tell you that on the couple of occasions someone's mum came in and tried to speak for them I asked them to leave. She's a grown adult and its literally nothing to do with you.

Perhaps ask them for advice re her mental health i think there is some flexibility there with a gp note going forwards.