Pointless UC meetings - vexing

[MrsCosmopilite]

We were moved from Child Tax Credits last year to UC. I don't work and I had not been claiming benefits for myself - the CTC money was used to fund things for DC.
As the situation currently stands, once our transfer/transition period ends, we will not qualify for the payments, as we have savings, which is fine.
I use my own money to fund things I want to do. The UC money is being used for DC's benefit, and not mine.

What is making me cross is that I have to attend weekly 'get back to work' meetings. I am not going to go back to work, I don't want to - I do a lot of unpaid things in the community. It seems so absolutely pointless. I have to spend ££ on bus/train fares to get to these meetings (so spending money I wouldn't usually), to tell them over and over again that in 5 or 6 weeks we'll no longer qualify. I'm on an 'intensive return' programme. So I'm taking up time with an advisor that would be better used helping someone who DOES need to get back, that DOES need help with their CV and job applications, etc.
Even if I did need/want help, in a couple of weeks we won't be eligible anyway.

Just cross right now as I had an appointment this morning and they've asked me to go to the next one on Monday.

They didn’t move you. You applied for universal credit when your tax credit claim was coming to an end. In your universal credit application, you were told you would need to look for work with the goal of finding gainful employment and to receive any money, you had to agree to those work commitments including the meetings with your work coach. Those were all decisions you made because you wanted the money. And now you’re moaning about the meetings.
You didn’t need to claim. No one is forced to claim benefits. It is an option if you agree with the commitments. If you don’t, then don’t claim.

You could have cancelled this claim at any point when you decided you didn’t agree with the work commitments anymore.

Well that’s a good outcome then, you can relax knowing you won’t be mithered to look for work, glad this thread helped you.

So end your claim then. If you don’t want to work, use your own money to fund things for your child and stop expecting the tax payer to do it for you…

She has done.