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Job centre appointment

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PumpkinP · 09/03/2020 14:00

I am on benefits as a carer, 2 of my children have disabilities. I still have to attend the job centre every 6 months anyway for a work focused interview. Despite being on carers and not in a position to work due to my children’s disabilities and being a lone parent but I accept I must attend them. Today I got a letter for my usual job centres 6 month appointment however this time it’s saying it’s in a children’s centre? I didn’t know they did job centre appointments in children’s centres? It’s not even my local one and I don’t know where it is but looking at the address it looks like it’s part of a school. I wouldn’t rather have them at the job centre, has anyone else had this? It also comes with a form that’s asking some really intrusive questions like “absent parents name
And address” no way am I giving that to anyone, And names of any one who lives with me other than my children, not that anyone else does but doesn’t seem relevant to a job centre appointment.

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Sumwin1 · 09/02/2021 19:17

@PumpkinP I wondered how you got on too? It’s all very odd.

PAr3nt · 09/02/2021 19:26

It is! I dont think it helps my anxiety they sent a letter 2 weeks in advance so now I'm just having to wait until Tuesday! It's a very stressful situation to be in and you'd think I'd be use to it by now but it never gets any easier and gets more stressful as the time goes on. Now I'm covering all scenarios in my head.

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