Xmas & New Year

So that's 2010 done and dusted and we're off in to 2011 with a flying start from the DWP.  Do you think they've paid me any money?  Of course not.  Do you think the people at the job center know why?  Of course not, they just direct you to the phones in the corner to ring up "Jobseekers Direct" so do you think they know why?  Nope.

None of the people on the phone can actually access my account, which necessitates getting a supervisor to take a look at it and then call me back.  I've no idea if we've even gotten to the "supervisor" stage of things but I do know we've not yet reaching "call me back" yet either.

So that made for an awesome Christmas & New Years didn't it?   Of course the media is still, occasionally, reporting about the increase in unemployment figures, the state of the economy and how it's all the fault of the scroungers.  But I've got to wonder... how many of those people are not actually recieving money despite being included in the figures?   It's highly doubtful I'm the only one.

I'm no longer surprised

Had a letter through from my bank, it states my account is over its limit. 

This in itself is a bit perplexing as to be honest I've been signing on and providing evidence of job hunting.  Now I've had a single payment from them, but I guess asking about that disability interview means I'm now in a punishment phase.

I would phone them up but with the protection system they've put on the account (it was either that or denied signing on) means the helpline is useless and it's unlikley I'd get a supervisor on the phone when contacting the job center itself.

So for the time being I am
1. Including in the 'unemployed' statistics.
2. Called a scrounger by the media.
3. Not actually getting a penny from the government.
4. Will be expected to sign on again.