Job Centre threatening to stop my benefits.

Kavalree · 4 Jan 2013 at 17:43

The letter reads

A Customer Compliance Officer called to see you on 03/01/13 at 10.40 am but you were not at home.

We will need to visit you again. We will contact you with another date and time to visit you.

If you have to go out or already have an appointment with someone else, please tell us straight away. Our phone number is at the top of this letter. We will contact you with another date and time to visit you.

If we fail to contact you again or you miss another house visit, we may be forced to stop your benefits.

So...the fact that they never contacted me the first time means nothing? Am I supposed to stay in and not go looking for a job? Not hand in Cv's, just incase they turn up un-announced? It's a pretty poor system to be honest, they really don't help find a job, only moan when you can't get one. The Job Centre is really only a poor way of handling the unemployed, not a service to help - which is should help really...

Biohazard · 4 Jan 2013 at 17:43

Write the same letter back to them, dated tomorrow.

?

estebanrey · 4 Jan 2013 at 17:45

Biohazard said:
Write the same letter back to them, dated tomorrow.

?

What is he gonna threaten them with though? Threaten to stop collecting his benefits? That'll show 'em!

Rameses · 4 Jan 2013 at 17:46

doofer said:
They've had an anonymous tip-off about your Lottery win.

looool.

londonbairn · 4 Jan 2013 at 17:46

It does say "We will contact you with another date and time to visit you."

Did you try phoning the number for more info?

Biohazard · 4 Jan 2013 at 17:47

estebanrey said:
What is he gonna threaten them with though? Threaten to stop collecting his benefits? That'll show 'em!

Your bad attitude.

Rroff · 4 Jan 2013 at 17:47

hyperst said:
Never heard of them visiting houses lol, you sure you are not defrauding them

Yeah they do - tho they usually tell you when you go in to sign that you will get a visit within the next 1-2 days.

Kavalree · 4 Jan 2013 at 17:49

londonbairn said:
It does say "We will contact you with another date and time to visit you."

Did you try phoning the number for more info?

Yes, there office in Crewe is closed until Monday :confused:

Biohazard · 4 Jan 2013 at 17:53

Jaffa_Far said:
Yes, there office in Crewe is closed until Monday

I wouldn't be too confused about it, it just means they've locked the doors.

Uncle Petey · 4 Jan 2013 at 18:13

If we fail to contact you again or you miss another house visit, we may be forced to stop your benefits.

Huh? Wha..?

Kavalree · 4 Jan 2013 at 18:19

Uncle Petey said:
Huh? Wha..?

Makes no sense what so ever...

Biohazard · 4 Jan 2013 at 18:24

Jaffa_Far said:
Makes no sense what so ever...

It does unless you expect them to keep trying forever. It's the same across the board, x number of tries then on to the next action.

Robbo · 4 Jan 2013 at 18:26

doofer said:
They've had an anonymous tip-off about your Lottery win.

Kavalree · 4 Jan 2013 at 18:31

Biohazard said:
It does unless you expect them to keep trying forever. It's the same across the board, x number of tries then on to the next action.

The fact they never tried to contact me for the visit yesterday...it's bonkers...

Uncle Petey · 4 Jan 2013 at 18:40

K1LLSW1TCH · 4 Jan 2013 at 19:15

I don't see the problem, it says they're going to contact you to schedule another visit. Obviously for whatever reason they aren't aware that you don't live at the property anymore and you'll need to go in and speak to somebody in person. Not sure why you aren't checking your house for mail on a daily basis but whatever.

daver · 4 Jan 2013 at 19:20

Standard template letter. The person who visited it probably didn't even issued it, maybe phoned the office on his way to the next visit and told em you weren't in.

Diagro · 4 Jan 2013 at 19:33

Get a job. Problem solved.

Cant find one?
Make one... its not hard to earn money

Adam · 4 Jan 2013 at 19:36

This is karma at its finest.

Kavalree · 4 Jan 2013 at 19:36

K1LLSW1TCH said:
I don't see the problem, it says they're going to contact you to schedule another visit. Obviously for whatever reason they aren't aware that you don't live at the property anymore and you'll need to go in and speak to somebody in person. Not sure why you aren't checking your house for mail on a daily basis but whatever.

Like I said before, they have got my new address on there system, and it's been like that since October ish. They never contacted me for this visit either?