Interestingly, in a discussion with a jobcentre manager, I asked him what the status of a benefit claimant is while attending one of these mandatory courses IE: student, unemployed. . . . When attending one of these courses, claimants are given what is known as a “training allowance”, a small top up to assist attending costs etc. 8)
I asked the manager if the claimant becomes a student when attending.No ! he said to me. No said I! Are they still benefit claimants I then asked, he told me that they are still benefit claimants but on a training scheme. Ah, so they are students then, I said , thinking that any person on a training course is a student. No he said, they are still claimants. :shock:
Then perhaps you can explain to me why a P45 is received by claimants on attendance I asked. You could have heard a pin drop, in fact I think I even heard the blood rushing to his head. :oops: :D
It would appear that there is no known description for a benefit claimant attending one of these mandatory courses in our language. They are effectively in limbo. Not a student despite training, not a benefit claimant despite being out of work, not even an employee if sent on a “work experience” session with a company.
Now why do you suppose that is? :?
PS ~ even in all the LOVELY accents in this country, :lol: I cannot find a description for this status. Perhaps one of our recent invaders can enlighten us here. :lol: 8)