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Jobseeker’s Allowance

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Lentilcakes · 24/07/2026 10:31

Are any of your DCs (recent grads mainly) applying for JSA? He doesn’t qualify for UC currently, but I know it’s more of a palaver getting JSA as in having to apply for ‘any old job’.

He is making an effort to apply but there’s only so many grad/starter jobs on the market, I know he doesn’t want to start applying for retails/hospitality yet, he’s done it before although he’d prob do a couple of shifts a week to keep him afloat financially and mentally (although he hated working in the last pub he was in).

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hansenhen · 10/08/2026 14:20

LooneyLiberalSpaceWaster · 10/08/2026 13:54

There really are some disgruntled people around, I appreciate life is tough and some of us may feel aggrieved, but why wish others to suffer similarly.

I am going to swim against the tide. My advice would depend on what his degree was and whether it qualifies him for specific roles and also what his aspirations are. It is unfortunately very possible and increasingly likely for a lot of young graduates to find themselves type cast when they accept working in roles that require little to no qualifications and experience in low waged work. And there is often no way back from this.

Struggling to see why anyone with over £16k in the bank would be suffering tbh. Maybe it’s that…

LooneyLiberalSpaceWaster · 10/08/2026 14:58

I was answering the call to take any job hansenhen
someone living at home who has savings of 16K obviously doesn't need JSA, but equally I can't see why they would take just any job at the moment.

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