Has anybody been on the Work and Health Programme?

Admin wrote:there is a reference here

https://respectfulbenefits.forumotion.com/t1430-work-health-programme-foi-s#6580

https://respectfulbenefits.forumotion.com/t2180-catwoman-s-concerns?highlight=catwoman

london123 wrote:housing assosiation i have just moved last week in to a one bedroom bungalow, the rent is cheaper than my last place ,but they wont pay the full amount,

jobberpw wrote:London123 mentioned something about' paying the bedroom tax' which confused me, as i can't see how you'd pay that if you have downsized and particularly into a one bed. I think this situation maybe that London owes rent on the last property?

Can you update us all London123 as to your latest ?

Committed Claimant wrote:London123:

When is your next appointment with a JCP work coach?

With whom did you negotiate/agree/accept your change of tenancy and housing benefit claim?

Are you actually on Universal Credit now or do you still claim Jobseeker’s Allowance and Housing Benefit separately as of old?

london123 wrote:

Committed Claimant wrote:London123:

When is your next appointment with a JCP work coach?

With whom did you negotiate/agree/accept your change of tenancy and housing benefit claim?

Are you actually on Universal Credit now or do you still claim Jobseeker’s Allowance and Housing Benefit separately as of old?

getting a phone call from my work coach Thursday to see how im getting on..i was on job seekers for serval years, but last year after collapsing with a pulmonary embolism ,blood clots in my lungs,i was on sick for 6 months so had to change to universal credit so i could carry on with getting sick pay,they said  you can only be on the sick for 6 weeks on job seekers. my work coach made an appointment with me and i went down with the tenancy agreement, and did the the change of address in my work journal.

Committed Claimant wrote:

london123 wrote:

Committed Claimant wrote:London123:

When is your next appointment with a JCP work coach?

With whom did you negotiate/agree/accept your change of tenancy and housing benefit claim?

Are you actually on Universal Credit now or do you still claim Jobseeker’s Allowance and Housing Benefit separately as of old?

getting a phone call from my work coach Thursday to see how im getting on..i was on job seekers for serval years, but last year after collapsing with a pulmonary embolism ,blood clots in my lungs,i was on sick for 6 months so had to change to universal credit so i could carry on with getting sick pay,they said  you can only be on the sick for 6 weeks on job seekers. my work coach made an appointment with me and i went down with the tenancy agreement, and did the the change of address in my work journal.

The reason I ask for this clarification was to ascertain whether or not you might be able to involve your work coach in the cock-up over your housing benefit.

As you know and have experience of, housing benefit now comes under the oversight of your work coach since it is included in the overall claim for Universal Credit.

It appears that she was not only involved but might very well be implicated and more than likely culpable in the whole mess. It follows that she must assume some responsibility for sorting it out for you.

OK. When your coach calls on Thursday to ask how you’re getting on get on to her straight away about your housing benefit. Get all your details of the mess ready to spell out to her. Explain that it was by acting on her instructions and advice and allowing her to get involved you find yourself now in debt and at serious risk of ending up homeless.

Don’t allow her to change the subject to the Work & Health Programme. You are beside yourself with concern, worry, anxiety, headaches and sleepless nights over how you are going to resolve your issues around housing that she said she was sorting out for you. You can’t even begin to give WHP the attention or consideration she may believe its due under the present circumstances.

yes im also going to ask her why they are only paying £323 a month rent,when the actual amount is £345 with me having to make up the difference,
If you play your cards right you will not only get the help you need to sort out your housing benefit but also deflect any reference to WHP for a while.

london123 wrote:yes im also going to ask her why they are only paying £323 a month rent,when the actual amount is £345 with me having to make up the difference,

london123 wrote:just had the call from my work coach, she asked how i was i told her my nasal polyps are back again,(only had the operation last June,and my nose is blocked solid again and twice the size, any how i mentioned the rent not being paid and the £20 shortfall ,she said the shortfall is because the housing association allow 4 free weeks a year, (don't know what that means) but that's why they don't pay it all. but they paid it all at my last address or years, same housing association, she asked me to ring universal credit help line.
she never mentioned the work and health program.