tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941116624675227992.post4315370791706364819..comments2024-02-29T10:55:43.449-08:00Comments on Watching A4e: More figures - but not the right onesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941116624675227992.post-28711942850166237662012-10-24T11:57:35.881-07:002012-10-24T11:57:35.881-07:00I am one of those Long term Unemployed. A4e are He...I am one of those Long term Unemployed. A4e are Helping/pushing me go self-employed, I'm not at all sure about it, but feel now I have to go ahead with it. My advisor did say once the self employment ball is rolling they don't like people changing their mind on it. <br /><br />I have been on a4e Over a year now and not secured even one interview, I see how a4e get paid when I stay in work for a period of time, that only makes me more sceptical about their motives telling me to go self employed. I feel like I'm being rail-roaded into this. Not sure the business will work Or where the customers will come from.<br /><br />On the other hand I could sign off JSA, onto low income working tax credits ( I have been told by a4e) and call myself self-employed. Im not sure what to do?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941116624675227992.post-7480562927052251122012-10-18T02:54:57.595-07:002012-10-18T02:54:57.595-07:00The unemployment industry has always been very kee...The unemployment industry has always been very keen to push people, no matter their background or ability, into self employment. If you tick the right boxes, as someone advertised by Working Links back in the day did, you get this money and the government gets one less claimant.<br /><br />This was when i was charged to go and see Working Links (putting the help I had found for myself at risk, which the government didn't care about and which required negotiation to correct). Their website had a 'testimonial' from a welsh lad that wanted to become self employed as a guitar teacher. I have no idea whether he became successful, but he was abel to get his guitar repaired at their expense, something they proudly advertised. When I asked if I could get funding for what I wanted (which tbh I didn't expect) I was roundly rebuffed "how will that get you a job?"<br /><br />Does fixing someone's guitar guarantee them a job? Does giving them £1200 guarantee they will become a successfull self employed music tutor in a time of recession?Ghost Whistlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04894623504179269430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941116624675227992.post-1011984579105773412012-10-17T12:22:23.069-07:002012-10-17T12:22:23.069-07:00"It's those long-term unemployed who were..."It's those long-term unemployed who were going to provide the big bucks for the providers"<br /><br />Maybe they're simply incapable of getting results, even if they were offered all the money in the world.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941116624675227992.post-79788388188214245222012-10-17T11:44:02.172-07:002012-10-17T11:44:02.172-07:00I also read about the new £1200 grant to start up ...I also read about the new £1200 grant to start up your own business,checked the DWP/JCP websites,but no guidelines have been published.The cynical side of me has a lingering doubts about this, 1.£1200 Grant 2. This will keep you off JSA for 26 weeks 3. Will you be able to claim Working Tax Credits? 4. Will the WP provider be able to claim an outcome payment? If there is a payment,then in my mind this is not about the unemployed,but ensuring that the WP and those that have supported it can claim success at any cost,while coining it in,they cannot change the contract but they can change the playing field.mkmkynoreply@blogger.com