Good Reason - Avoid Benefit Sanctions & Unfavourable Treatment
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Good Reason - Avoid Benefit Sanctions & Unfavourable Treatment
One of the reasons that Jobcentre staff regulary ignore is complex needs.
1. Complex needs
2. 34230 Complex needs means the claimant is experiencing some difficult
1. life event(s) or
2. personal circumstances
3. that means it would be unreasonable to expect them to complete their requirements for a temporary period of time. Such needs can happen unexpectedly at any time and often the truth of the claimant’s situation is not fully revealed until the case has been referred to the DM to consider good reason and whether a sanction applies.
4. Note 2: Claimants who have complex needs may have extreme difficulty in dealing with the demands of benefit processes at a time when they may be under considerable personal stress which makes compliance with requirements unreasonable for them. The DM should consider whether good reason is satisfied and whether requirements can be temporarily eased.
You should ask for a relaxed claimant commitment if you're experiencing a difficult life event for example, homelessness and you can avoid DWP courses, jobseeker directions etc.
Use your JSA28 etc. as a last resort.
ADM - Good reason
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Decision Makers' Guide
Good reason
Introduction...................................................................................................34200
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/721778/dmgch34.pdfhttps://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/473399/admp6.pdf
I will prepare a template in due course.
1. Complex needs
2. 34230 Complex needs means the claimant is experiencing some difficult
1. life event(s) or
2. personal circumstances
3. that means it would be unreasonable to expect them to complete their requirements for a temporary period of time. Such needs can happen unexpectedly at any time and often the truth of the claimant’s situation is not fully revealed until the case has been referred to the DM to consider good reason and whether a sanction applies.
4. Note 2: Claimants who have complex needs may have extreme difficulty in dealing with the demands of benefit processes at a time when they may be under considerable personal stress which makes compliance with requirements unreasonable for them. The DM should consider whether good reason is satisfied and whether requirements can be temporarily eased.
You should ask for a relaxed claimant commitment if you're experiencing a difficult life event for example, homelessness and you can avoid DWP courses, jobseeker directions etc.
Use your JSA28 etc. as a last resort.
ADM - Good reason
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/720645/admk2.pdf
Decision Makers' Guide
Good reason
Introduction...................................................................................................34200
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/721778/dmgch34.pdfhttps://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/473399/admp6.pdf
I will prepare a template in due course.
Last edited by Non Deficere on Wed Sep 26, 2018 4:18 pm; edited 7 times in total (Reason for editing : typo change of wording)
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Re: Good Reason - Avoid Benefit Sanctions & Unfavourable Treatment
Another suggestion is, to propose, for example, that you will contact the employers attending the jobs fair directly. This way you are providing a work around, which takes into account your circumstances.
Considering goodreason
34911 There will inevitably be some overlap between their requirement at the direction be ‘reasonable having regard to the
claimant’s circumstances’ andt he consideration of ‘goodreason’ so that the same factors might be argued as rendering the direction as ‘unreasonable’ or as constituting ‘good reason’ for the refusal or failure to comply (also see DMG 34903).
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/721778/dmgch34.pdf
Considering goodreason
34911 There will inevitably be some overlap between their requirement at the direction be ‘reasonable having regard to the
claimant’s circumstances’ andt he consideration of ‘goodreason’ so that the same factors might be argued as rendering the direction as ‘unreasonable’ or as constituting ‘good reason’ for the refusal or failure to comply (also see DMG 34903).
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/721778/dmgch34.pdf
Last edited by Non Deficere on Mon Oct 01, 2018 12:47 pm; edited 1 time in total (Reason for editing : add info.)
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Re: Good Reason - Avoid Benefit Sanctions & Unfavourable Treatment
For clarification:
Homelessness:
An easement can be applied to claimants who are ADM K2091 homeless / facing homelessness.
Edit:
JSA claimants cannot be treated less favourably
Homelessness:
An easement can be applied to claimants who are ADM K2091 homeless / facing homelessness.
Edit:
JSA claimants cannot be treated less favourably
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