The Voluntary Workforce
The vast majority of people want to work. However, those with emotional, mental and physical disabilities are always going to find it harder to find employment that sustains.
This can only conclude that many must now be aware that only the fittest will survive the current economic climate; the jobs are just not out there.
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Fancy volunteering to work for the BBC? Apparently this is not feasible according to DWP conditions
With sweeping welfare cuts, implemented by organisations such as Atos, former Income Support claimants are placed into ESA work related activity groups and such is the chaos surrounding the schemes, some experts predict a catastrophic social implosion is inevitable.
In essence, those drawing ESA will now have to engage in regular appointments with the job centre where they could be forced into any work that might become available (this also applies to voluntary work). The eventuality could be that claimants could be working for their benefits.
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This could also have Health and Safety implications for others in the same employment whereas a vulnerable adult with mental health problems forced into work could jeopardise the safety of the other employees around them.
Many of the vulnerable in our society are currently terrified their benefits will be suspended should they engage in unofficial voluntary work and by doing so, could be deemed fit to do a shift of hard labour.
Some are anticipating food coupons being doled out reminiscent of that of the Third World and others become substance dependent as an escape to an intolerable situation.
If one does have an interest and career path it seems that they cannot volunteer to work in their chosen profession. Prospective volunteers must fill in a form at the Job Centre, so it is the DWP who will have the final say where one will undertake their voluntary work.
On the DWP website regarding volunteering: http://www.dwp.gov.uk/docs/dwp1023.pdf it states that:
'This leaflet is only a guide and does not cover every circumstance. We have done our best to make sure the leaflet is correct as of October 2010. Some of the information may be oversimplified, or may become inaccurate over time, for example because of changes to the law.'
In other words, they are making it up as they go along.
2 Comments
by lagu2
Wednesday, March 06 2013, 7:46PM
“most people are put into the work group by atso, the reason being is they get there money. it is all about money now and not how people with disabilities affect them in there every day life. at the end of the day who is going to employ a disabled person when there are so many other people looking or a job. I know there are laws against this but come on, truthfully what are the chances of a disabled person against a able bodied person getting the same job. and now they want people disabled people to do voluntary work, why simple cause when it comes round to there review of esa they will look at I and say , you did voluntary work so you are more than ready to find work , so getting atos there money and the government getting there figures down. when in actual fact the person is not ready to find work without the support he or she needs. and that will not happen”
by anonfromstoke
Wednesday, March 06 2013, 6:37PM
“Maybe Adolf scameron could have " ARBEIT MACHT FREI " in wrought iron over the job centre's doors. just a thought !”