A gun held to my head
Letter: As one of the many unemployed people in the West Midlands, I feel I must make a point about how the Jobcentres are treating people who have lost their jobs, many through no fault of their own.
Letter: As one of the many unemployed people in the West Midlands, I feel I must make a point about how the Jobcentres are treating people who have lost their jobs, many through no fault of their own.
As an HGV driver I am looking for full-time employment, but the Temple St Jobcentre tells me that if I do not attend an "intensive activity course" at Biscom, School Street, for 13 weeks, five days per week for the grand sum of £15 extra per fortnight on my jobseeker's allowance, then I will lose the JSA as well as my housing and council tax allowance.
If I attend this American-owned, private enterprise course for this period it will severely restrict me from finding work. This course is supposed to educate people to find jobs that simply do not exist.
I have refused to attend the course because I feel as if the Jobcentres and Biscom are putting a gun to our heads. I want others out there, who are actively seeking work, to stand up with me and be counted.
S Johnson, Tettenhall Road, Wolverhampton.
