How many jobs per week am I expected to apply for on universal credit

[jisak]

My youngest has turned 3 so I am now looking for work. It's my first meeting tomorrow to check im doing my commitments.

I can only work 10 hours per week. I've applied for 15 jobs so far

How many should I be applying for?

It is hard to find many 10 hour jobs in my local area and within school hours. I can also only travel 20 mins agreed with my work coach

I'm so scared I get sanctioned

@ThatOchreRobin

Many children are in full time nursery, why is it good enough for working parents but not fair in others?

Plenty of people do and don't rely on other taxpayers subsidising their lifestyle. This entitled attitude really annoys me.

so what makes the OP's child special? The rules apply for all other families in the country. Why not OP???

Yes there is the 85% but there might be nursery or childminder space. She might be very limited by that or no family help.

So you are saying people shout cheat the system??

The child is three so breakfast and after school club isn’t an option. And not everyone can just walk into a magic MN job that pays £££, covers the insane fee of private nursery and still have money left for rent and food. Never mind the fact you can’t just turn up and say ‘I’m starting a full time job Monday so little Jack will go from doing 9-12 to 8-6pm with immediate effect’. This is why returning to work for many women is so many hurdles and expectations that it often doesn’t seem worth it. At least the op is getting a foot in the door where she and her child can build up once they start full time school.

There’s nothing horrible about - many children do it - mine thrived from it and I wasn’t expecting taxpayers to fund me.

Just to warn you the work coach is wrong . I am guessing you are single? You need to earn roughly £896 for the work commitments to be switched off. It all goes by earnings in your assessment period not hours.

Most women are not back full time by 12 months. None of the school parents or any of my colleagues ever were / are. Stop trying to make out she's not trying hard enough.

You only intend to work 2 hours a day?

School dinner lady perhaps but I can’t think of many jobs.

Only 15 hours if you don't work, 30 hours if you work more 16 hours or more a week.

10 hours isn’t enough. Not just for UC credit purposes, even if your work coach is supportive, but there aren’t many jobs with such few hours. For example, I work for a supermarket and the minimum contract is 12 hours. The only job I can even think of for 10 hours is midday supervisor, but often TAs do this now.

Is your little one due to increase their hours from 3? Is he doing 3 hours a day every day? Do they have space for him to increase to longer days if needed, or change from doing (I expect) 5 mornings to 2.5 days?

If it is the case that he's doing say 9-12 each day, and you're looking for work 9.30- 11.30, I literally can't think of any job barring being self employed that would work for that. At least if he did 2.5 days you might be able to get a couple of shifts of work in.

Have you met my DT’s ? Happy healthy young adults with 1st class degrees and graduate jobs. Childcare enabled DH and I to continue with our careers and contributing significant taxes whilst not claiming any benefits.

All my friends and most acquaintances were back full time between 9 and 12 months (at least those with non-disabled children). I dont know any SAHM personally with healthy DC. I think it's normal to work after mat leave is over. I admit going back part time but I have 2 severely disabled children and no support network. Sometimes there are barriers to full-time work but I still got my backside out to earn a living despite very difficult circumstances. I cannot understand for my life who these shirkers like op are who think it's ok to avoid working with stupid excuses.

10 hours a week with no additional needs or disabilities is pathetic

I put my children first by providing them with every advantage in life - loving parents, large home, excellent education and extracurricular activities. Their future is secure. I look back and 100% know we got it right.
A selfish parent is not doing the best for their DC’s by providing for them.

Actually they aren't. The work coach sets the requirements. They've obviously decided, based on circumstances it only needs to be 10 hours.

At 3 it is UP TO 16 hours, the exact number is determined on individual circumstances by work coach.

Can people please STOP stating thgngs as fact when they clearly have no idea what they are talking about.

Isn't she in a catch 22 of needing full time flexible child care to get a full time job but a full time job to start paying the huge amount that would cost??

Why would you have children if you expect the tax payer to pay for them. Go to work and use some form child care like everyone else has to. 10 hours a week is ridiculous. I had to work night shift so dh was there for them. I didn't want to but we had bills to pay, and wasn't looking for someone else to do it for me. It was bloody hard going as many on here who do nights will relate Obviously certain circumstances don't allow for working, ie full time carers etc, but that was probably an unexpected event, not an active choice before having children.