Clinically vulnerable and face to face Job Centre appointments, advice appreciated.

[tomtom256]

There is no clinicaly vulnerable anymore or extremely clinically vulnerable, according to the government, as anybody in those catagories should have been vaccinated.

Staff feel the same as the OP, especially those with similar health conditions.

 

Staff should currently only be asking people who would benefit from a face to face appointment into the ofice, however the steer from on high, is to bring everybody back into the office. The current priority is 18 - 24 for kickstart.

[tomtom256]

You may be able to do a dual claim to ESA, if you meet the elgibility criteria. If not, just report a health condition on UC and they health journey/work capability process should start for you.

Exactly the same thing, but you just stay with UC.

Not much difference other then stamp paid.

[tomtom256]

Hmm I would say your are being lied too. Current guidance is based on a ladder approach of current priorities.

 

Top of the ladder is 18 - 24 and then filters down to 25+ caseloads.

 

Our jobcentre is inviting people for a face to face, but then changing it if we get a request for a phone appointment etc. Video calls are now a thing as well, but slow rollout and not too many work coaches want to do them.

[tomtom256]

Remember, it's not your work coach doing this, it comes from ministers and work coaches have to do as directed on a national level.

 

Most work coaches agree that telephone appointments are just as effective as face to face appointment, but the higher ups won't hear of it.